APPM 2350 Section 11.

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September 27, 2011

6. If f (x, y) = Solution:

4 x2 4y 2 , nd fx (1, 0) and fy (1, 0) and interpret these numbers as slopes.

f (x, y) =

4 x2 4y 2

= fx (x, y) = x(4 x2 4y)1/2 fy (x, y) = 4y(4 x2 4y)1/2 1 = fx (1, 0) = 3 fy (1, 0) = 0 49. Verify that the conclusion of Clairauts Theorem holds, that is, uxy = uyx . Solution:

u(x, y) = x sin(x + 2y) = ux (x, y) = x cos(x + 2y) + sin(x + 2y) uy (x, y) = 2x cos(x + 2y) = uxy = 2 cos(x + 2y) 2x sin(x + 2y) uyx = 2 cos(x + 2y) 2x sin(x + 2y) = uxy (x, y) = uyx (x, y) 54. For f (r, s, t) = r ln(rs2 t3 ), nd frss and frst Solution: r (s2 t3 ) + ln(rs2 t3 ) = 1 + ln(rs2 t3 ) rs2 t3 1 2 frs (r, s, t) = 2 3 (2rst3 ) = rs t s 2 frss (r, s, t) = 2 s frst (r, s, t) = 0 fr (r, s, t) = 1

60. Show that of the following functions is a solution to the wave equation utt = a2 uxx (a) u = sin(kx) sin(akt) Solution: ut = ak sin(kx) cos(akt) utt = (ak)2 sin(kx) sin(akt) ux = k cos(kx) sin(akt) uxx = k 2 sin(kx) sin(akt) = utt = a2 uxx (d) u = sin(x at) + ln(x + at) Solution: a x + at a2 utt = a2 sin(x at) (x + at)2 1 ux = cos(x at) + x + at 1 uxx = sin(x at) (x + at)2 = utt = a2 uxx ut = a cos(x at) +
60 64. The temperature at a point (x, y) on a at metal plate is given by T (x, y) = 1+x2 +y2 , where T is measure in degrees D and x, y in meters. Find the rate of change of the temperature with respect to distance at the point (2, 1) in the x- and y-direction.

Solution: 120x (1 + x2 + y 2 )2 240 20 = Tx (2, 1) = = (1 + 4 + 1)2 3 120y Ty (x, y) = (1 + x2 + y 2 )2 120 10 = Ty (2, 1) = = 2 (1 + 4 + 1) 3 Tx (x, y) =

73. The ellipsoid 4x2 + 2y 2 + z 2 = 16 intersects the plane y = 2 in an ellipse. Find the parametric equations for the tangent line to this ellipse at the point (1, 2, 2). Solution: Because the plane that intersects the ellipsoid has a constant y-value, the slope of the tangent line will just be fx (1, 2). Using implicit dierentiation, we nd that fx (x, y, z) = 4x , plugz ging in the values x = 1 and z = 2 we get fx (1, 2) = 2. So, the equation for the line is given by 2

z 2 = 2(x 1) and z = 2. If we set t = x 1, our line can be parameterized as follows: x=1+t y=2 z = 2 2t