UNIT IV

Application of Partial Differentiation

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Ans b

Ans a

Ans a

Ans c
5. The jacobian of u,v with respect x,y is
𝜕𝑢 𝜕𝑣
𝜕𝑥 𝜕𝑥
a)|𝜕𝑢 𝜕𝑣 |
𝜕𝑦 𝜕𝑦
𝜕𝑢 𝜕𝑣
𝜕𝑥 𝜕𝑦
b)|𝜕𝑢 𝜕𝑣
|
𝜕𝑦 𝜕𝑥
𝜕𝑢 𝜕𝑣
𝜕𝑦 𝜕𝑥
c)|𝜕𝑢 𝜕𝑣
|
𝜕𝑥 𝜕𝑥
𝜕𝑢 𝜕𝑣
𝜕𝑥 𝜕𝑥
d)|𝜕𝑢 𝜕𝑣
|
𝜕𝑥 𝜕𝑥
Ans a

𝜕(𝑢,𝑣)
6. If J = denotes jacobian of u,v with respect to x, y then J’=
𝜕(𝑥,𝑦)
𝜕(𝑢,𝑣)
a) 𝜕(𝑥,𝑥)
𝜕(𝑢,𝑣)
b) 𝜕(𝑦,𝑦)
𝜕(𝑥,𝑦)
c) 𝜕(𝑢,𝑣)
𝜕(𝑥,𝑦)
d) 𝜕(𝑢,𝑢)
Ans c

𝜕(𝑢,𝑣)
7. If J = 𝜕(𝑥,𝑦) denotes jacobian of u,v with respect to x, y then JJ’=
a) 1
b) -1
c) 0
d) None
Ans a

𝜕(𝑥,𝑦)
8. If J = 𝜕(𝑢,𝑣) with x=evsecu and y=evtanu then J’=
a)-evx
b) evx
1
c)𝑒 𝑣x
1
d)− 𝑒 𝑣 x

𝑢+𝑣 𝜕(𝑢,𝑣)
9.If 𝑥 = 𝑢𝑣 and 𝑦 = 𝑢−𝑣 then 𝜕(𝑥,𝑦) =
4𝑢𝑣
a) (𝑢−𝑣)2
(𝑢−𝑣)2
b) 4𝑢𝑣
4𝑢𝑣
c)− (𝑢−𝑣)2
(𝑢−𝑣)2
d) 4𝑢𝑣
Ans b

𝜕(𝑢,𝑣)
10.If u and v are functions of r,s and r and s are functions of x,y then =
𝜕(𝑥.𝑦)
𝜕(𝑢,𝑣) 𝜕(𝑟,𝑠)
a) 𝜕(𝑥,𝑦) 𝜕(𝑥,𝑦)
𝜕(𝑢,𝑣) 𝜕(𝑥,𝑦)
b) 𝜕(𝑥,𝑦) 𝜕(𝑟,𝑠)
𝜕(𝑢,𝑣) 𝜕(𝑟,𝑠)
c) 𝜕(𝑟,𝑠) 𝜕(𝑥,𝑦)
𝜕(𝑢,𝑣) 𝜕(𝑟,𝑠)
d) 𝜕(𝑟,𝑠) 𝜕(𝑢,𝑣)
Ans c

𝜕(𝑢,𝑣)
11. If 𝑓1 (𝑥, 𝑦, 𝑢, 𝑣) = 0 and 𝑓2 (𝑥, 𝑦, 𝑢, 𝑣) = 0 are two implicit functions then 𝜕(𝑥,𝑦) =
 𝜕(𝑓1 ,𝑓2 )
2 𝜕(𝑢,𝑣)
a)(−1) ( 𝜕(𝑓1 ,𝑓2 ) )
𝜕(𝑥,𝑦)
𝜕(𝑓1 ,𝑓2 )
𝜕(𝑥,𝑦)
b)(−1)2 ( 𝜕(𝑓1 ,𝑓2 ) )
𝜕(𝑢,𝑣)
𝜕(𝑓1 ,𝑓2 )
𝜕(𝑢,𝑣)
c)(−1)2 ( 𝜕(𝑓1 ,𝑓2 ) )
𝜕(𝑢,𝑣)
𝜕(𝑓1 ,𝑓2 )
𝜕(𝑥,𝑦)
d)(−1)2 ( 𝜕(𝑓1 ,𝑓2 ) )
𝜕(𝑥,𝑦)
Ans b

𝜕(𝑥,𝑦,𝑧)
12.If 𝑥 + 𝑦 + 𝑧 = 𝑢 , 𝑦 + 𝑧 = 𝑢𝑣 , 𝑧 = 𝑢𝑣𝑤 then 𝜕(𝑢,𝑣,𝑤) =
a)𝑢2 𝑣
b)𝑢𝑣
c)−𝑢2 𝑣
d)None
Ans a

𝑢 𝜕(𝑢,𝑣)
13.If 𝑥 = 𝑢𝑣, 𝑦 = 𝑣 then 𝜕(𝑥,𝑦) =
𝑣
a)(−𝑣𝑦−𝑢)
𝑢
b) (−𝑣𝑦−𝑢)
(−𝑣𝑦−𝑢)
c) 𝑣
d)None
Ans a

𝜕𝑢
14. If 𝑓1 (𝑥, 𝑦, 𝑢, 𝑣) = 0 and 𝑓2 (𝑥, 𝑦, 𝑢, 𝑣) = 0 are two implicit functions then 𝜕𝑥 =
𝜕(𝑓1 ,𝑓2 )
𝜕(𝑢,𝑣)
a)− ( 𝜕(𝑓1 ,𝑓2 ) )
𝜕(𝑥,𝑣)
𝜕(𝑓1 ,𝑓2 )
𝜕(𝑢,𝑣)
b)− ( 𝜕(𝑓1 ,𝑓2 ) )
𝜕(𝑥,𝑢)
𝜕(𝑓1 ,𝑓2 )
𝜕(𝑥,𝑣)
c)− ( 𝜕(𝑓1 ,𝑓2 ))
𝜕(𝑢,𝑣)
𝜕(𝑓1 ,𝑓2 )
𝜕(𝑢,𝑥)
d)− ( 𝜕(𝑓1 ,𝑓2 ) )
𝜕(𝑢,𝑣)
Ans c

15. If 𝑓1 (𝑥, 𝑦, 𝑧, 𝑢, 𝑣, 𝑤) = 0, 𝑓2 (𝑥, 𝑦, 𝑧, 𝑢, 𝑣, 𝑤) = 0 and 𝑓3 (𝑥, 𝑦, 𝑧, 𝑢, 𝑣, 𝑤) = 0 are three implicit functions then
𝜕𝑥
=
𝜕𝑢
𝜕(𝑓1 ,𝑓2 ,𝑓3 )
𝜕(𝑢,𝑦,𝑧)
a)− ( 𝜕(𝑓1 ,𝑓2 ,𝑓3 ) )
𝜕(𝑥,𝑦,𝑧)
𝜕(𝑓1 ,𝑓2 ,𝑓3 )
𝜕(𝑢,𝑦,𝑧)
b)− ( 𝜕(𝑓1 ,𝑓2 ,𝑓3 ) )
𝜕(𝑢,𝑣,𝑤)
 𝜕(𝑓1 ,𝑓2 ,𝑓3 )
𝜕(𝑥,𝑣,𝑤)
c) – ( 𝜕(𝑓1 ,𝑓2 ,𝑓3 ) )
𝜕(𝑢,𝑣,𝑤)
𝜕(𝑓1 ,𝑓2 ,𝑓3 )
𝜕(𝑥,𝑦,𝑧)
d) − ( 𝜕(𝑓1 ,𝑓2 ,𝑓3 ) )
𝜕(𝑢,𝑣,𝑤)
Ans a
𝜕𝑥
16. If 𝑢 = 𝑥 + 𝑦 2 , 𝑣 = 𝑦 + 𝑧 2 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑤 = 𝑧 + 𝑥 2 then 𝜕𝑢 =
a)1 + 8𝑥𝑦𝑧
1
b) 1+8𝑥𝑦𝑧
1
c)− 1+8𝑥𝑦𝑧
d)0
Ans b

𝜕(𝑢,𝑣)
17. If u and v be functions of two independent variables x and y then 𝜕(𝑥,𝑦) =
a)1
b)-1
c)0
d)None
Ans c

𝑥+𝑦
18. If 𝑢 = 1−𝑥𝑦 and 𝑣 = tan−1 𝑥 + tan−1 𝑦 then 𝑢 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑣 are
a) functionally independent
b) functionally dependent
c)both
d)None
Ans b

𝑥+𝑦 𝑥𝑦
19 .If 𝑢 = 𝑥−𝑦 and 𝑣 = (𝑥−𝑦)2 are functionally dependant then which of the following is relation between them
a)𝑢2 + 1 = 4𝑣
b) 𝑢2 − 1 = 4𝑣
c) 𝑢2 = 4𝑣
d)No relation
Ans b

20. If z=f(x,y) then dz=

𝜕𝑧 𝜕𝑧
a) 𝜕𝑥 𝑑𝑥 + 𝜕𝑦 𝑑𝑦
𝜕𝑧 𝜕𝑧
b) 𝜕𝑥 + 𝜕𝑦
𝜕𝑧 𝜕𝑧
c) 𝜕𝑥 + 𝜕𝑦 𝑑𝑦
𝜕𝑧 𝜕𝑧
d) 𝜕𝑥 𝑑𝑥 + 𝜕𝑦
Ans a

21. In calculating the volume of right circular cone errors of 2%,1% are found in measuring height and base
radius respectively. Find the percentage error in calculating the volume
a)3%
b)1%
c)4%
d)2%
Ans c

22.If 1%,2% and 3% errors are made in measuring length, breadth and height of bricks then what is percentage
error in volume of bricks
a)1%
b)5%
c)4%
d)6%
Ans d

23.To find critical points of z=f(x,y) we use equations

𝜕𝑧 𝜕𝑓
a)𝜕𝑥 = 0 and 𝜕𝑥 = 0
𝜕𝑓
b) 𝜕𝑥 = 0 and 𝑓 = 0
𝜕𝑓 𝜕𝑓
c) 𝜕𝑥 = 0 and =0
𝜕𝑦
𝜕𝑧 𝜕𝑓
d) 𝜕𝑦 = 0 and =0
𝜕𝑦
Ans c

24. what value of r s and t respectively in finding maxima and minima of function of two variables
𝜕2 𝑓 𝜕2𝑓 𝜕2 𝑓
a) 𝜕𝑥 2 , 𝜕𝑥𝜕𝑦 and 𝜕𝑦 2
𝜕2𝑓 𝜕2𝑓 𝜕2𝑓
b) 𝜕𝑥 2 , 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝜕𝑥𝜕𝑦
𝜕𝑦 2
𝜕2 𝑓 𝜕2𝑓 𝜕2𝑓
c)𝜕𝑦 2 , 𝜕𝑥 2 and 𝜕𝑥𝜕𝑦
𝜕2𝑓 𝜕2𝑓 𝜕2𝑓
d)𝜕𝑥𝜕𝑦 , 𝜕𝑥 2 , and 𝜕𝑦 2
Ans a

25. If (𝑟𝑡 − 𝑠 2 )(𝑎,𝑏) < 0 then

a)No conclusion
b) f(x,y) has maxima
c) f(x,y) has minima
d) f(x,y) has neither maxima nor minima
Ans d

26. If (𝑟𝑡 − 𝑠 2 )(𝑎,𝑏) > 0 then

a)f(x,y) has maxima or minima
b) f(x,y) has maxima
c) f(x,y) has minima
d) f(x,y) has neither maxima nor minima
Ans a

27. If (𝑟𝑡 − 𝑠 2 )(𝑎,𝑏) > 0 and (𝑟)(𝑎,𝑏) > 0

a)f(x,y) has maxima or minima
b) f(x,y) has maxima
c) f(x,y) has minima
d) f(x,y) has neither maxima nor minima
Ans c

28. If (𝑟𝑡 − 𝑠 2 )(𝑎,𝑏) > 0 and (𝑟)(𝑎,𝑏) < 0

a)f(x,y) has maxima or minima
b) f(x,y) has maxima
c) f(x,y) has minima
d) f(x,y) has neither maxima nor minima
Ans b

29. If (𝑟𝑡 − 𝑠 2 )(𝑎,𝑏) = 0 then

a) No conclusion
b) f(x,y) has maxima
c) f(x,y) has minima
d) f(x,y) has neither maxima nor minima
Ans a

30.

Ans d

31.

Ans b

32.

Ans a

33.
Ans b

34.

Ans b

𝑢+𝑣 𝜕(𝑥,𝑦)
35.If 𝑥 = 𝑢𝑣 and 𝑦 = 𝑢−𝑣 then 𝜕(𝑢,𝑣) =
4𝑢𝑣
a)
(𝑢−𝑣)2
(𝑢−𝑣)2
b) 4𝑢𝑣
4𝑢𝑣
c)− (𝑢−𝑣)2
(𝑢−𝑣)2
d) 𝑢𝑣
Ans a

𝜕(𝑥,𝑦)
36. If 𝑓1 (𝑥, 𝑦, 𝑢, 𝑣) = 0 and 𝑓2 (𝑥, 𝑦, 𝑢, 𝑣) = 0 are two implicit functions then 𝜕(𝑢,𝑣) =
𝜕(𝑓1 ,𝑓2 )
2 𝜕(𝑢,𝑣)
a)(−1) ( 𝜕(𝑓1 ,𝑓2 ) )
𝜕(𝑥,𝑦)
𝜕(𝑓1 ,𝑓2 )
𝜕(𝑥,𝑦)
b)(−1)2 ( 𝜕(𝑓1 ,𝑓2 ) )
𝜕(𝑢,𝑣)
𝜕(𝑓1 ,𝑓2 )
𝜕(𝑢,𝑣)
c)(−1)2 ( )
𝜕(𝑓1 ,𝑓2 )
𝜕(𝑢,𝑣)
𝜕(𝑓1 ,𝑓2 )
𝜕(𝑥,𝑦)
d)(−1)2 ( 𝜕(𝑓1 ,𝑓2 ) )
𝜕(𝑥,𝑦)
Ans a

𝑢 𝜕(𝑥,𝑦)
37. If 𝑥 = 𝑢𝑣, 𝑦 = then 𝜕(𝑢,𝑣) =
𝑣
𝑣
a)(−𝑣𝑦−𝑢)
 𝑢
b) (−𝑣𝑦−𝑢)
(−𝑣𝑦−𝑢)
c) 𝑣
d) None
Ans c

𝜕𝑢
38. If 𝑓1 (𝑥, 𝑦, 𝑢, 𝑣) = 0 and 𝑓2 (𝑥, 𝑦, 𝑢, 𝑣) = 0 are two implicit functions then 𝜕𝑦 =
𝜕(𝑓1 ,𝑓2 )
𝜕(𝑢,𝑣)
a)− ( 𝜕(𝑓 1 ,𝑓2 )
)
𝜕(𝑥,𝑣)
𝜕(𝑓1 ,𝑓2 )
𝜕(𝑢,𝑣)
b)− ( 𝜕(𝑓1 ,𝑓2 ) )
𝜕(𝑥,𝑢)
𝜕(𝑓1 ,𝑓2 )
𝜕(𝑥,𝑣)
c)− ( 𝜕(𝑓1 ,𝑓2 ) )
𝜕(𝑢,𝑣)
𝜕(𝑓1 ,𝑓2 )
𝜕(𝑦,𝑣)
d)− ( 𝜕(𝑓1 ,𝑓2 ) )
𝜕(𝑢,𝑣)
Ans d

39. If 𝑓1 (𝑥, 𝑦, 𝑧, 𝑢, 𝑣, 𝑤) = 0, 𝑓2 (𝑥, 𝑦, 𝑧, 𝑢, 𝑣, 𝑤) = 0 and 𝑓3 (𝑥, 𝑦, 𝑧, 𝑢, 𝑣, 𝑤) = 0 are three implicit functions then
𝜕𝑥
=
𝜕𝑤
𝜕(𝑓1 ,𝑓2 ,𝑓3 )
𝜕(𝑤,𝑦,𝑧)
a)− ( 𝜕(𝑓 1 ,𝑓2 ,𝑓3 )
)
𝜕(𝑥,𝑦,𝑧)
𝜕(𝑓1 ,𝑓2 ,𝑓3 )
𝜕(𝑤,𝑦,𝑧)
b)− ( 𝜕(𝑓1 ,𝑓2 ,𝑓3 ) )
𝜕(𝑢,𝑣,𝑤)
𝜕(𝑓1 ,𝑓2 ,𝑓3 )
𝜕(𝑥,𝑣,𝑤)
c) – ( 𝜕(𝑓1 ,𝑓2 ,𝑓3 ) )
𝜕(𝑢,𝑣,𝑤)
𝜕(𝑓1 ,𝑓2 ,𝑓3 )
𝜕(𝑥,𝑦,𝑧)
d) − ( 𝜕(𝑓1 ,𝑓2 ,𝑓3 ) )
𝜕(𝑢,𝑣,𝑤)
Ans a

𝜕(𝑢,𝑣)
40.If = 0 then
𝜕(𝑥,𝑦)
a) functionally independent
b) functionally dependent
c)both
d)None
Ans a

𝜕(𝑢,𝑣)
41. If ≠ 0 then
𝜕(𝑥,𝑦)
a) functionally independent
b) functionally dependent
c)both
d)None
Ans b
 𝜕(𝑥,𝑦,𝑧)
42. 12.If 𝑥 + 𝑦 + 𝑧 = 𝑢 , 𝑦 + 𝑧 = 𝑢𝑣 , 𝑧 = 𝑢𝑣𝑤 then 𝜕(𝑢,𝑣,𝑤) =
a)𝑢2 𝑣
1
b)𝑢2 𝑣
c)−𝑢2 𝑣
1
d)− 𝑢2 𝑣
Ans b

𝑥+𝑦
43. If 𝑢 = 1−𝑥𝑦 and 𝑣 = tan−1 𝑥 + tan−1 𝑦 are functionally dependent then the relation between them is
a)𝑢 = tan 𝑣
b)𝑣 = tan 𝑢
c) 𝑣 = tan−1 𝑢
d) None
Ans b

44. Which of the following is critical point of 𝑓(𝑥, 𝑦) = 𝑥𝑦(𝑎 − 𝑥 − 𝑦)

a) (0, 0)
b) (a, a)
𝑎 𝑎
c) (3 , 3)
𝑎
d) (3 , 0)
Ans c

𝜕(𝑥,𝑦,𝑧)
45.If 𝑥 = 𝑣 2 + 𝑤 2 , 𝑦 = 𝑤 2 + 𝑢2 , 𝑧 = 𝑢2 + 𝑣 2 then 𝜕(𝑢,𝑣,𝑤) =
a)16𝑢𝑣𝑤
b)8𝑢𝑣𝑤
1
c) 16𝑢𝑣𝑤
d)−16𝑢𝑣𝑤
Ans a

𝜕(𝑥,𝑦,𝑧)
46. If 𝑥 = 𝑣 2 + 𝑤 2 , 𝑦 = 𝑤 2 + 𝑢2 , 𝑧 = 𝑢2 + 𝑣 2 with 𝐽 = 𝜕(𝑢,𝑣,𝑤) then 𝐽′ =
a)16𝑢𝑣𝑤
b)8𝑢𝑣𝑤
1
c) 16𝑢𝑣𝑤
1
d)−
16𝑢𝑣𝑤
Ans c

𝜕(𝑢,𝑣)
47. If 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 + 𝑢2 − 𝑣 2 = 0, 𝑢𝑣 + 𝑥𝑦 = 0 then 𝜕(𝑥,𝑦) =
𝑥 2 +𝑦 2
a) 𝑢2 +𝑣 2
𝑥 2 −𝑦 2
b) 𝑢2 +𝑣2
𝑥 2 +𝑦 2
c) 𝑢2 −𝑣2
𝑥 2 −𝑦 2
d) 𝑢2 −𝑣2
Ans b
48. The diameter and height of a right circular cylinder are measured to be 5 and 8 inches respectively. If each of
these dimension were in error by 0.1 inches What is the percentage error in the volume of cylinder.
a) 2.25%
b) 2.5%
c) 3.25%
d) 3%
Ans c

49.

Ans b

50.

Ans a