ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY

Mathematics Department
Math 2041 Worksheet

1. Find the domain and range. Sketch the domain.

1 2
a) f(x,y) = 2 b) f(x,y) =
x  y2 9  x2  y2
2. Identify the level curves and sketch some of them.
1 1
a) f(x,y) = b) f(x,y) = 2 c) f(x,y) = xy d) f(x,y) = | y |
x y 2
x  y2
3. Sketch the graph of f
a) f(x,y) = x + 2y b) f(x,y) = 4  x 2  y 2 c) f(x,y) = e-x
4. Sketch the level surface f(x,y,z) = c.
a) f(x,y,z) = 2x – 4y + z; c = 1
b) f(x,y,z) = x2 + y2 + z2; c = 2
c) f(x,y,z) = 4x2 + 4y2 + z2; c = 1
5. The given surfaces intersect in a space curve C. Determine the projection of C
onto the xy-plane.
a) The sphere x2 + y2 + (z – 1)2 = 7/4 and the paraboloid x2 + y2 – z = 1
b) The cone x2 + y2 = z2 and the plane y + z = 2
c) The paraboloid x2 + y2 + z = -2 and the surface x2 – 3y2 = z
6. Check whether or not the limit exists. If it exists, evaluate it.
x 3  2 x 2 y  xy  2 y 2 x 2  xy  6 y 2
a) lim c) lim
x, y  2,1 x  2y x, y 3,1 x  y  2 y
( y  2) cos x  y  2 xy
b) lim d) lim
x, y 0,2 x y  4 x
2 2 2
x, y 0,0 x  y 2
2

7. Using the definition show that

x( x  2 y ) y sin( x 2  y 2  z 2 )
a) lim 0 b) lim 0
( x, y )(0,0) x 2  y 2 ( x, y, z )(0,0,0) x2  y2  z2
8. Prove that f is not continuous at (0, 0)
 sin xy
 for ( x, y )  (0,0)
a) f(x,y) =  x 2  y 2

 0 for ( x, y )  ( 0,0)
 x2 y3
 for ( x, y )  (0,0)
b) f(x,y) =  x12  y 4

 0 for ( x, y )  (0,0)
9. Find the first and second partial derivatives of f.
 x  x
t 2
a) f(x,y) = ln   b) f(x,y) =  e dt
 x y  y

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10. A function is said to be harmonic if it satisfies Laplace’s equation:
2 f 2 f
  0.
x 2 y 2
Show that the following functions are harmonic.
a) f(x,y) = x3 – 3xy2 b) f(x,y) = exsiny
c) f(x,y) = ln x 2  y 2
2 f 2 f
11. Verify  given that
yx x y
a) f(x,y) = g(x) + h(y), where g and h are differentiable functions.
b) f(x,y) = g(x)h(y), where g and h are differentiable functions.
12. Let g be a twice differentiable function of one variable.
 2h  2h
If h(x,y) = g(x+y) – g(x-y), then prove that 
x 2 y 2
dz
13. a) Find where z = xy2 + x2y, x = at2 and y = 2at, a constant
dt
b) If z = f(x,y) with x = eu + e-v; y = e-u + ev. Then show that
z z z z
  x  y
u v x y
14. Find the equation of the tangent plane to each of the following at the indicated
point.
a) f(x,y) = 3x2 + 4y2 ; at p(-2,1,16) b) exy cos(zy) = 1; at (1, 0, 1).
15. Find the directional derivative of
f(x,y,z) = x3 – tan-1(y + 2z) at (1,3,-1) in the direction of v = 2i+ j – k
16. Find the directions in which f increases and decreases most rapidly at the given
point. Find the rate of changes in these directions.
a) f(x,y) = arctan(x-y); p(2,-2)
b) f(x,y) = 2x2 + 3xy + 4y2; p(1,2)
17. The temperature at each point of a metal plate is given by the function
T(x,y) = excosy + eycosx. In what direction does the temperature increase most
rapidly at point (0,0)? What is this maximum rate?
18. Find the local extreme points and values.
a) z = x2 + xy + y2 – 2x – y
b) f(x,y) = (y-2) ln(xy)
19. Find extreme values in the given set D.
a) f(x,y) = 2x2 + y2 + 2x; D = {(x,y) | x2 + y2  1}
x2  y2
b) f(x,y) = e ; D = the region bounded by x2 + y2 = 1 and x2 + y2 = 2.
c) f(x,y) = x2 + y2 – x – y ; D = the triangular region with vertices at (0,0),
(2,0) and (0,2)
20. Find the maximum and minimum values of f subject to the given constraint
a) f(x,y) = 4x2 + 9y2, subject to x2 + y2 = 1
b) f(x,y) = xy, subject to 4x2 + 9y2 = 36
c) f(x,y,z) = x2 + y2 + z2; subject to 3x + 2y + z = 6
d) f(x,y,z) = xyz subject to x2 + y2 + z2 = 1

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21. Use Lagrange Multipliers
a) Find the points on the circle x2 + y2 = 45 that are closest to and furthest
from (1, 2)
b) Find the points on the sphere x2 + y2 + z2 = 1 that are closest to or farthest
from the (4, 2, 1)
c) Find the points on the sphere xy – z2 = 1 that are closest to the origin.
22. The sum of three positive numbers is 120. What is the maximum possible value
of their product?

On Multiple Integrals:

1. Evaluate the following integrals

1 x 1 y
a) 
0 0
cos (x2) dydx b) x
0 0
x 2  y 2 dxdy

ln 3 1 y

 
2
c) (z3 – y) e y dxdzdy
0 0 0

d) 
R
(x2 + 3y2) dA, where R = {(x, y) | x2 + y2  1}

e)  D
ye-xydv, where D is the cube bounded by the planes

x = 1, x = 3, y = 0, y = 2, z = -2 and z = 0.
f)  D
x(3-y)dv, where D is the solid in the first octant bounded by the

sphere x2 + y2 + z2 = 4 and the coordinate planes.

2. By changing the order of integration, when necessary, evaluate

  1 1

   x e dydx
4
2 y
a) sin(5x2)dxdy b)
0 y 0 x
4 2 3 ln y
c) 
1
cos(y3 – 3y)dydx d) 
1 0
ex+ydxdy
x

3. Using polar or cylindrical coordinates, evaluate

1 1 y
2
2 8 x 2
1 1
a)  
2 2 x2  y2
dydx b)  
0 0
x  y2 1
2
dxdy

2 2 y y 1 2

c)   z
0 0 0
x 2  y 2 dz dxdy

4. Using double integrals, find the area of the region R bounded by

2
a) the curves y = x2 and y =
1 x2
b) the cardioid r = a(1 + sin ), a > 0

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5. Find the surface area of
a) the paraboloid z = 4 – x2 – y2 above the plane z = 3
b) the portion of the sphere x2 + y2 + z2 = 5 that is inside the paraboloid
x2 + y2 = 4z
6. Find the volume of the solid D that is
a) in the first octant bounded by the paraboloid z = x2 + y2, the plane x +
y = 1 and the coordinate planes
b) inside the cylinder x2 + y2 = 4x bounded above by the upper nappe of
the cone z2 = x2 + y2 and below by the xy-plane.
c) inside the sphere x2 + y2 + z2 = 4 outside the cylinder x2 + y2 = 1
d) bounded above by x2 + y2 + z2 = 25 and below by z = x 2  y 2
7. a) Find the volume of the solid inside the cylinder x2 + z2 = 1 bounded on both
sides by the sphere x2 + y2 + z2 = 4
b) Write only the iterated integrals to find the volume of the solid bounded
by the paraboloid z = x2 + y2 and the plane 2x + y + z = 5

x y
1 1

0 e dxdy   2
1
0 0 x  y 3 dydx  2
 x2  y2
8. Show that a) b)


 y2  z2
dv where D = {(x, y, z) | x2 + y2 + z2  1}.
2
9. Evaluate xe x
D
10. Find the centroid of the solid region of constant mass density bounded below by
the paraboloid z = 2x2 + 2y2 and above by the plane z = 8
11. Evaluate using a suitable change of variables.
4
x y
a) R  x  y  dA, where R is the region bounded by the graphs of
x + y = 1, y = 0 and x = 0
 2 x y 
 
b)  e
R
 x y 
dA, where R is bounded by x = 2y, y = 2x, x + y = 1 & x + y = 2

x2 y2
c) 
R
x3ydA, where R is bounded by the ellipse 
a2 b2
 1 for x, y  0.

(Hint: use x = aucosv, y = businv)

2 2 x x2 a
d)   z
0 0 0
x 2  y 2 dzdydx (use cylindrical coordinates)

x2 y2
e) Evaluate 
D
ydv, where D is the ellipsoid
9

4
 z2  1

(Hint: Let x = 3u, y = 2v, w = z)

12. Find the area of the region bounded by the curves xy = 1, xy = 2, y = x and
u
y = 4x in the first quadrant (Hint: Let x = , y = v)
v