FUNCTIONS OF SEVERAL

VARIABLES
 Lesson 23

DOMAIN AND RANGE OF

MULTI-VARIABLES FUNCTIONS
OBJECTIVES:
At the end of the lesson, the student must be able to:
- Evaluate a function of two or more variables.
-Determine the domain and range .
 Functions of Two or More Variables
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 Definitions
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 Natural Domain of the Function

As with functions of one variable, the independent variables of a

function of two or more variables may be restricted to lie in some set
D, called the domain of f. Sometimes the domain will be determined
by physical restrictions or other restrictions stated explicitly, so this
domain, called the natural domain of the function, consists of all
points for which the formulas yields a real value for the dependent
variable.
Examples:
   
   
 Level Curves
The topographic (or contour) maps in which a three-dimensional landscape, such as a mountain
range, is represented by two-dimensional contour lines or curves of constant elevation. The contour
map is constructed by passing planes of constant elevation through the hill, projecting the resulting
contours onto a flat surface, and labelling the contours with their elevations.
Contour maps are useful for studying functions of two variables. If the surface 𝑧
= 𝑓(𝑥, 𝑦) is cut by a horizontal plane 𝑧 = 𝑘, then at all points on the intersection, 𝑓
(𝑥, 𝑦) = 𝑘. The projection of this intersection onto the xy-plane is called the level
curve of height k or the level curve with constant k. A set of level curves for 𝑧 =
𝑓(𝑥, 𝑦) is called a contour plot or contour map of f.
Computer-generated Graphs and Level Curves of Typical Functions of Two Variables
Example 1
Example 2
Example 3