1. The document provides tutorial problems on limits, continuity, differentiability, directional derivatives, and Taylor polynomial approximations.
2. Problems 1-3 examine the limits and continuity of various functions as the variables approach zero, as well as the differentiability of functions at points.
3. Problems 4-7 involve directional derivatives, including finding the direction of fastest increase for a function, and discussing the behavior of a heat-seeking bug on a heated metal plate.
4. Problems 8-10 deal with linear and quadratic approximations using Taylor polynomials, such as estimating function values near a point and finding a Taylor polynomial for a given function.
1. The document provides tutorial problems on limits, continuity, differentiability, directional derivatives, and Taylor polynomial approximations.
2. Problems 1-3 examine the limits and continuity of various functions as the variables approach zero, as well as the differentiability of functions at points.
3. Problems 4-7 involve directional derivatives, including finding the direction of fastest increase for a function, and discussing the behavior of a heat-seeking bug on a heated metal plate.
4. Problems 8-10 deal with linear and quadratic approximations using Taylor polynomials, such as estimating function values near a point and finding a Taylor polynomial for a given function.
1. The document provides tutorial problems on limits, continuity, differentiability, directional derivatives, and Taylor polynomial approximations.
2. Problems 1-3 examine the limits and continuity of various functions as the variables approach zero, as well as the differentiability of functions at points.
3. Problems 4-7 involve directional derivatives, including finding the direction of fastest increase for a function, and discussing the behavior of a heat-seeking bug on a heated metal plate.
4. Problems 8-10 deal with linear and quadratic approximations using Taylor polynomials, such as estimating function values near a point and finding a Taylor polynomial for a given function.
1. The document provides tutorial problems on limits, continuity, differentiability, directional derivatives, and Taylor polynomial approximations.
2. Problems 1-3 examine the limits and continuity of various functions as the variables approach zero, as well as the differentiability of functions at points.
3. Problems 4-7 involve directional derivatives, including finding the direction of fastest increase for a function, and discussing the behavior of a heat-seeking bug on a heated metal plate.
4. Problems 8-10 deal with linear and quadratic approximations using Taylor polynomials, such as estimating function values near a point and finding a Taylor polynomial for a given function.
1. Examine 3 if the limits as (x, y) → (0, 0) exist? 3 x sin 1 + y sin 1 x + y x 6= y 2 x − y2
xy 6= 0 2 (a) x − y 2 (b) xy . (c) x y x2 + y 2 0 xy = 0. 0 x = y. sin (xy) (d) 2 . x + y2 2. Examine the continuity of the following functions. 3 xy ( (x, y) 6 = (0, 0) x2 + y 2 x2 + y 2 ≤ 1 (a) x2 + y 6 (b) 0 otherwise. 0 otherwise. 2 sin (x − y) (x, y) 6= (0, 0) x2 y 2 (x, y) 6= (0, 0) (c) |x| + |y| (d) x2 y 2 + (x − y)2 0 otherwise. 0 otherwise.
3. Discuss the differentiability of the following functions at (0,0).
xy x sin + y sin 1 xy 6= 0 1 p x2 + y 2 6= 0 (a) f (x, y) = x y (b) f (x, y) = x2 + y 2 0 xy = 0. 0 x = y = 0. 6 4 x − 2y x2 + y 2 6= 0 (c) f (x, y) = 2 x +y 2
0 x = y = 0.
y p 2 4. Let f (x, y) = x + y 2 , y 6= 0 and f (x, 0) = 0. Show that f has all directional deriva- |y| tives at (0,0) but it is not differentiable at (0,0).
5. Let f (x, y) = ||x| − |y||−|x|−|y|. Is f continuous at (0, 0)? Which directional derivatives of f exist at (0, 0)? Is f differentiable at (0, 0)? Give reasons. 1 y 6. Let f (x, y) = ln(x2 + y 2 ) + tan−1 , P = (1, 3). Find the direction in which f (x, y) 2 x is increasing the fastest at P . Find the derivative of f (x, y) in this direction.
7. A heat-seeking bug is a bug that always moves in the direction of the greatest increase in heat. Discuss the behavior of a heat seeking bug placed at a point (2, 1) on a metal plate 1 2 2 heated so that the temperature at (x, y) is given by T (x, y) = 50y 2 e− 5 (x +y ) .
8. Suppose the gradient vector of the linear function z = f (x, y) is ∇z = (5, −12). If f (9, 15) = 17, what is the value of f (11, 11) ?
9. Suppose f (8, 3) = 24 and fx (8, 3) = −3.4, fy (8, 3) = 4.2. Estimate the values f (9, 3), f (8, 5) and f (9, 5). Explain how you got your estimates. 2 −2y 2 10. Find the quadratic Taylor’s polynomial approximation of e−x near (0, 0).
