MA201 Mathematics-III

Problem Sheet 2: Multivariable Calculus - I

Lecturer: Dr Sunanda Saha
Prof. Komala B
August 2019

1 Limits and Continuity in two dimension

x2 − xy
1. Find lim √ √
(x,y)→(0,0) x− y

4xy 2
2. Find lim if it exists.
(x,y)→(0,0) x2 + y 2

3. Show that
2xy


 (x, y) 6= 0
f (x, y) = x2 + y 2
0

(x, y) = 0
is continuous at every point except the origin.
xy
4. Show that the function f (x, y) = has no limit as (x, y) approaches (0, 0)
|xy|
5. Find fx and fy using the limit definition of Partial differentiation:

i) f (x, y) = 1 − x + y − 3x2 y at (1, 2).

ii)f (x, y) = 4 + 2x − 3y − x2 y at (−2, 1)

.
√
iii)f (x, y) = 2x + 3y − 1 at (−2, 3)

2 Partial derivatives
1. Find fx and fy of :
2y
a. f (x, y) = b. f (x, y) = tan−1 (y/x) c. f (x, y) = exy ln y
y + cos x

1
 d. f (x, y) = cos(3x − y 2 ) e. f (x, y) = logy x

∂ 2w ey
2. Find if w = xy + 2 .
∂x∂y y +1
3. Find ∂z/∂x if the equation yz − ln z = x + y defines z as a function of the two
independent variables x and y and the partial derivative exist.

4. Find the slope of the line tangent to the surface f (x, y) = 2x + 3y − 4 at the point
(−1, 1).

5. If u = sin−1 (x/y) + tan−1 (x/y) prove that xux + yuy = 0.

x2 −y 2
6. If u = x2 tan−1 (y/x) − tan−1 (x/y) prove that uxy = x2 +y 2
.
2 2
7. If w = log( xx+y
+y
) verify wxy = wyx .

3 Chain rule
dw
1. Find at the given value of t
dt √
a. w = ln(x2 + y 2 + z 2 ), x = cos t, y = sin t, z = 4 t at t = 3

b. w = 2yex − ln z, x = ln(t2 + 1), y = tan−1 t, z = et at t = 1.

du
2. If u = x2 + y 2 + z 2 where x = e2t , y = e2t cost and z = e2t sint find and verify the
dt
result by direct substitution.
du √
3. If u = Sin−1 (x − y) where x = 3t, y = 4t3 and show that = 3/ 1 − t2 .
dt
4. If u = f (x − y, y − z, z − x) show that ux + uy + uz = 0.

5. If z = f (x, y) where x = ex Sinv, y = eu Cosv prove that (zu )2 + (zv )2 = e2u ((zx )2 +
(Zy )2 ).
∂w ∂w
6. Express and in terms of r and s if
∂r ∂s
r
a. w = x + 2y + z 2 , x = , y = r2 + ln s, z = 2r
s

b. w = x2 + y 2 , x = r − s, y = r + s

c. w = ln(x2 + y 2 + z 2 ), x = res sin r, y = res cos r, z = res at (r, s) = (−2, 0)

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 ∂z ∂z
7. Find and at (0, 0, 0) if x3 + z 2 + yexz + z cos y = 0
∂x ∂y
∂z ∂z
8. Find and at (π, π, π) if sin(x + y) + sin(y + z) + sin(x + z) = 0
∂x ∂y

4 Homogeneous function
1. Verify Euler’s theorem for the following function:

a. u = y n log(x/y)

 x2 + y2 
b. u = log
x+y

c. u = cos−1 (x/y) + tan−1 (y/x)

√
2. If u = x4 + y 4 tan−1 (y/x), then show that xux + yuy = 2u = x2 uxx + 2xyuxy + y 2 uyy
1 1 log x − log y
3. If f (x, y) = 2
+ + , prove that xfx + yfy + 2f = 0
x xy x2 + y 2
!
x4 + y 4
4. If u = log show that xux + yuy = 3
x+y
!
−1 x3 + y 3
5. If u = tan show that xux + yuy = sin 2u and x2 uxx + 2xyuxy + y 2 uyy =
x−y
sin 4u − sin 2u
x 3 3
6. If u = √ +y show that xux + yuy = 52 u.
x+y

2 2 2
7. If u = sinh−1 ( √x2x+3y+4z
+y +z
) show that 2[xux + yuy + zuz ] = 3tanhu.
2 2
8. If sin−1 ( xx+y
y
) show that xux + yuy = 3tanu.