Function of Several Variables
Function of Several Variables
(Section H)
By
Dr. Dheerendra Mishra
Assistant Professor,
Department of Mathematics, Bioinformatics & Computer Applications,
Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology(MANIT), Bhopal-462003,
India
Email: dheerendra@manit.ac.in, dheerendramath@gmail.com
Web page: http://www.manit.ac.in/content/dr-dheerendra-mishra
Partial differentiation: definition, simple derivatives
and based problems
Homogeneous functions, Euler’s theorem with proof
and its extension up to second order
Taylor’s Series.
Differentiation of composite functions
Maxima and minima of functions of two or more
variables
Lagrange method of undetermined multipliers
Next Unit
Curve Tracing, Singular points, Asymptotes.
Another def.
A function f(x,y) of two independent variables x and y
is said to be homogenious of degree n if f(x,y) can be
y
written in the form x where can be any function
n
x
Some examples of homogenious functions
n y
(1) : F(x,y)=x sin( )
x
(2) : F(x,y)=x 3 xy y
3 2 3
(3) : F(x,y)=
y x
yx
Euler’s Theorem on Homogeneous Function
If z = F (x,y) be a homogenious function of x,y of degree n
z z
then x + y = nz for all x,y
x y
Proof: We have
z is a homogenious function of degree n.
n y
so that z = x
x
z n 1 y y y
nx f ( ) x f '(
n
)
x x x x2
y y
nx n 1 f ( ) yx n2
f '( )
x x
z n 1 y y y
nx f ( ) x f '(
n
)
x x x x2
z y 1 n1 y
Similarly , x f '( ) x f '( )
n
y x x x
Thus ,we have
z z y n 1 y n 1 y
x +y =nx f ( ) yx f '( ) yx f '( )
n
x y x x x
z z y
x +y n
=nx f ( ) =nz
x y x
hence the result.
Example : Verify Euler's theorem for the function
n y
z = x log
Solution: x
z is a homogenious function of x and y of degree n.
z z
x +y = nz
x y
z n 1 y n x y
Now, nx log x * 2
x x y x
n 1 y n 1
nx log x
x
z x 1 x n
and x * *
n
y y x y
Multiply by x and y and add
z z n 1 y n 1 x n
x y x nx log x y *
x y x y
y
=n x log x x
n n n
x
n y
= n x log
x
=nz
COROLLARY I:
If z = f ( x, y ) is a homo. function of x and y of degree n,
2
z 2
z 2
z
then 2
x 2 + 2xy y 2
n( n 1) z
x xy y 2
x x 2
xy y y 2
z z
n x +y 2
n z
x y
z2
z 2
2 z
2
x2
xy y n z nz n(n 1) z
2
x 2
xy y 2
1
Example : If u= and x y z 0
2 2 2
x2 y 2 z 2
2 u 2 u 2u
then show that 2 2 0
x y z
2
1
Solution : We have u =
x 2
y z2 2
u 1 2
x y z
3 2
2 2
2x
x 2
x
3 2
= -x 2
y z
2 2
u
2
3 2 5 2
x y z
2 2 2
3x x y z
2 2 2 2
x 2
u
2
3 2 5 2
Similarly x y z
2 2 2
3y x y z
2 2 2 2
y 2
u
2
3 2 5 2
x y z
2 2 2
3z x y z
2 2 2 2
z 2
on adding we get
u
2
u
2
u 2
0
x 2
y 2
z 2
1 x y
2 2
Example : If u= sin ,
x y
u u
then show that x y tan u
x y
1 x 2
y 2
Solution : We have u = sin
x y
x y
2 2
Let z = then sin u = z
x y
y2
1 2
x y
2 2
x
where z= x is a homogenious
x y 1
y
x
function of degree one
By Eular's theorem ,we have
z z
x y z
x y
z u
But sin u cos u
x x x
z u
and sin u cos u
y y y
z z u u
hence x y z cos u x y =sinu
x y x y
u u
or x y tan u
x y
x y
1
Example : If u = cot
x y
, then show that
u u 1
x y sin 2u
x y 4
1
x y
Solution : We have u= cot
x y
x y
Let z = then cot u = z
x y
y
1 1
x y x
where z = x2 is a homogenious
x y y
1
x
function of degree half
By Eular's theorem ,we have
z z z
x y =nz=
x y 2
z 2 u
cos ec x
x x
z 2 u
and cos ec x and we have
y y
u 2 u 1
x cos ec x
2
y cos ec x = cot u
x y 2
u u cot u 1
x y = sin 2u
x y 2 cos ec x 4
2
1 x 3
y 3
Example : If u= tan , x y then show that
x y
2
u 2
u 2
u
x 2
x 2
2 xy
xy
y 2
y 2 1 4sin
2
u sin 2u
1 x 3
y 3
Solution : We have u=tan
x y
x3 y 3
Let z = then tan u = z
x y
3
y
1 3
x y
3 3
x
where z = x 2
is a homogenious
x y y
1
x
function of degree two.
By Eular's theorem ,we have
z z z 2 u z 2 u
x y = n z = 2 z but sec u and sec u
x y x x y y
2
z2
u 2
u
Also sec u 2 +2 sec u tan u
2 2
x 2
x x
2
z
2
u 2
u
sec u 2 +2 sec u tan u
2 2
y 2
y y
2 z 2
u u u
sec u
2 2
+2 sec u tan u
xy xy x y
Also by corollary of Eular's theorem,
2
z 2
z 2
z
x 2
2 xy y 2
2(2 1) z
x 2
xy y 2
2
u 2
u 2
u
sec u x
2 2
2 xy y 2
2
x xy y
2
2 u
2
u u 2 u
2
+2sec u tan u x 2 xy * y 2 tan u
2
x x y y
2
u 2
u 2
2 u
2
u u
x 2
2 xy y 2 tan u x y 2sin u cos u
x 2
xy y 2
x y
2
u 2
u 2
u
x 2
2 xy y 2
sin 2u 2 tan u sin 2
2u
x 2
xy y 2
y 2
x 2