SAL EDUCATION

OPP. SCIENCE CITY, AHMEDBAD

SUBJECT: - MATHEMATICS-1 SEMESTER:-1 (ALL BRANCH)
PRACTICE SHEET-3

Partial Differentiation & Its applications

1 Show that the following limit does not exist using different path approach:
2x 2 y 2 2x 2 y 2 x4  y2
lim lim lim
 x , y   0 , 0  x 4  y 4  x , y   0 , 0  x 4  y 2  x , y   0, 0  x 4  y 2

2 Discuss the continuity of the function defined below:

 x3  y3  x3 y
 , x , y   0 ,0  , x , y   0 ,0
f x , y    x 2  y 2 f x , y    x 4  y 4
0 , x , y   0 ,0 0 , x , y   0 ,0
 
 2x 2 y
 , x , y   0 ,0
f x , y    x 3  y 3
0 , x , y   0 ,0

3 
Suppose f is a differentiable function of x and y and g u , v  f e u  sin v , e u  cos v , use the following 
table to calculate g u 0 ,0 , g v 0 ,0 , g u 1,2 , g y 1,2 .
f g fx fy
0 ,0 3 6 4 8
1,2  6 3 2 5
4 u u u
If u  x 2 y  y 2 z  z 2 x then find out  
x y z .
 2u  2u
 
5
If u  log x 2  y 2 show that  0 .
x 2 y 2
6 u u u
If u  log tan x  tan y  tan z  show that sin 2 x  sin 2 y  sin 2 z 2 .
x y z
 3u
 3  27 xyz  27 x 2 y 2 z 2 e 3 xyz
7
If u  e 3 xyz
show that
xyz .
8 r 2
1   2   
If   t e n 4t
then find n so that r 
r 2 r  r  t .
9 
Verify that the function u  e sin kx is a solution of the heat equation ut   2 u xx .
2 2
k t

10 u u u
If u  f  x  y , y  z , z  x  prove that   0
x y z
11  2u 2  u
2
If u  f  x  at   g x  at  , prove that  a
t 2 x 2
12
If u  f x 2
 y2  , prove that
 2u  2u
x 2
 2
y
1
x  y2
2
f' x 2

 y2  f '' x 2
 y2 
13  2u  2u  2u
If u  f r  , and r  x 2  y 2  z 2 prove that  2  2  f ' ' r   f ' r 
2
x 2
y z r .
14 1
 x y  u u
If u  cos ec   , show that x  y  tan u .
2 
x y  x y
2

15
If z  sin 1 x  y  , where x  3t , y  4t 3 ,prove that
dz 3

dt 1 t2 .
16  x z z
If z  tan 1   , x  u cos v , y  u sin v then find and using the chain rule.
 y u v
u u u
If u  f x 2  2 yz , y 2  2 zx  then prove that y 2  zx
     
17
 x 2  zy  z 2  xy 0 .
x y z
18  y x z  x u u u
If u  f  ,  then show that x 2  y2  z2 0 .
 xy xz  x y z
19
 u   u 
2 2
 z  2  z  2 
 
1
If z  f u , v  and u  x  y , v  2 xy then show that       4 u 2  v 2
2 2 2
      .
 x   y   u   v  
20  w   w  r
Find   ,   in terms of r and s if w  x  2 y  z where x  , y  r  log s , z  2r .
2 2

 r   s  s
z z
21
 
If u  f lx  my  nz , x 2  y 2  z 2  0 then prove that ly  mx  ny  mz  lz  nx  0 .
x y
22
If cos x   sin y  then find
y x dy
dx
24 dy d2y
If x 3  y 3  6 xy then find and 2 .
dx dx
25   x, y 
Find Jacobian for x  r cos , y  r sin  .
 r ,  
26   x, y , z 
If x  r cos cos  , y  r sin  sin  , z  r cos then find the Jacobian
 r , ,   .
27 Find the tangent plane and normal line to the given surface at a given point:
(1) x 2 yz  3 y 2  2xz2  8z at P 1,2,1
x2 y2
(2)   z  0 at P 2,3,1
2 3
(3) z  e x cos y at P 0 ,0 , 0  .
(4) Show that the plane tangent to the surface z  x 2  y 2 at the point a, b, c  intersects the z-axis at a point
where z   c .
28 Explain the second derivative test for Local extreme values.
For what values of the constant k does the second derivative test guarantee that f x , y   x 2  kxy  y 2
will have a saddle point at 0 , 0  ? A local minimum at 0 , 0  ?
29 Find the extreme values of the function given below:
(1) f x , y   x 3  y 3  3x  12 y  20 (2) f x , y   x 3  y 3  3xy
(3) f x , y   x 3  y 3  3xy2  15x  15 y (4) f x , y   x 3  3 y 2  3xy2  3x 2  4
(5) x 3  y 3  3axy, a .  0 (6) x 3  y 3  63x  y   12xy

30 (1) Find the shortest distance from the point 1,2 ,2  to the sphere x 2  y 2  z 2  16 .
(2) Find the minimum and maximum distance from the point 1,2 ,2  to the sphere x 2  y 2  z 2  36 .
31 A rectangular box without a lid is to be made from 12m 2 of cardboard. Find the maximum volume of such a
box.
32 Determine the minimum value of x 2 yz 2 subject to the condition x  y  2 z  5 using method of Lagrange’s
multipliers.
33 Define gradient of a function.
34
(1) Let f  x , y   ln r where r  x i  y j  z k and r  r
^ ^ ^
. Find grad f .
^ ^ ^
(2) Prove that r n  nr n 2 r where r  x i  y j  z k and r  r .
35  
(1) Find directional derivative of f x , y   x 2 sin 2 y at P 1,
^ ^
 in the direction of v  3 i  4 j
 2
(2) Find directional derivative of f x , y   x 3  xy2  z at P 1,1,0  in the direction of a  2 i  3 j  6 k
^ ^ ^

(3) Find directional derivative of D u f x , y  if f x , y   x 3  3xy  4 y 2 and u is the unit vector given by

the angle   .What is D u f 1,2 ?
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(4) Find directional derivative of f x , y   x 3 yz 2 at t  0 along the curve
x  e t , y  2 sin t  1, z  t  cos t .

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