Tutorial No.

Based on Limit and continuity &partial derivatives

Limits and continuity

Evaluate the following

x3 − y 3
1) lim
( x , y ) →(0,0) x − y

Ans:0
x sin y
2) lim
( x , y ) →(2,0) x 2 + 1

Ans: 0

x− y+2 x −2 y
3) lim
( x , y ) →(0,0) x− y
Ans: 2

Determine the existence of following limits

x y3
4) lim
( x , y ) →(0,0) x 2 + y 6

Ans: Does not exist

y
5) lim
( x , y ) →(1,0) x + y − 1

Ans: Does not exist

x3
6)Show that a function defines as f ( x, y ) = when (x,y)  (0,0)
x3 + y 2 − 2 x
andf(0,0)=0 is not continuous at (0,0).

7) Is the following function continuous

2 xy
f ( x, y ) = 2 if ( x, y )  (0, 0)
i) x + y2
=0 ( x, y ) = (0, 0)
Ans: Discontinuous

xy
f ( x, y ) = if ( x, y )  (0, 0)
ii) x + y2
2

=0 ( x, y ) = (0, 0)

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Ans: continuous

x3 − y 3
f ( x, y ) = if ( x, y )  (0, 0)
iii)v) x− y
=0 ( x, y ) = (0, 0)
Ans: continuous

x2 y
f ( x, y ) = if ( x, y )  (0, 0)
iv) x2 + y 2
=0 ( x, y ) = (0, 0)
Ans: continuous

 2u  2u
8. If log ( x 2 + y 2 ) = u , Prove that = .
xy yx
2
 z z   z z 
9. If z ( x + y) = x + y , prove that  −  = 4 1 − −  .
2 2

 x y   x y 
10. If u = 3(ax + by + cz )2 − ( x 2 + y 2 + z 2 ) and a 2 + b 2 + c 2 = 1 then prove that
 2u  2u  2u
+ + = 0.
x 2 y 2 z 2
3
2 z 2  z
2
11. If z = tan( y + ax) + ( y − ax) 2 then prove that = a .
x 2 y 2
2 z 2 z 2 z
12. If z = xf ( x + y ) + yg ( x + y ) then prove that 2 − 2 + =0.
x xy y 2
u u u
13. If u = log ( tan x + tan y + tan z ) , prove that sin 2 x + sin 2 y + sin 2 z = 2.
x y z
14. If u = log ( x 3 + y 3 − x 2 y − xy 2 ) then prove that

u u  2u  2u  2u −4
i) x +y =3 ii) + 2 + 2 = .
x y x xy y ( x + y)
2 2

15. If u = Ae− gx sin(nt − gx) where A, g, n, a are constants satisfies the equation

u 2  u
2
n
=a then, show that ag = .
t x 2 2

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16. If x = r cos  , y = r sin  then prove that

x r x   x y 
2

i) = ii) = r2 iii)  x + y  = x 2 + y 2
r x  x  r r 

 2  2
17. If x = r cos  , y = r sin  then prove that + = 0.
x 2 y 2

 2 r  2 r 1  r   r  
2 2

18. If x = r cos  , y = r sin  then prove that + =   +   .

x 2 y 2 r  x   y  

 y u u
19. If u = xyf   then prove that x + y = 2u .
x x y
1  2u  2u  2u
20. If = x 2
+ y 2
+ z 2
then prove that + + = 0.
u2 x 2 y 2 z 2
 2u  2u  2u
21. If u = f (r 2 ) , r 2 = x 2 + y 2 + z 2 then prove that
x y
2
z
( )
+ 2 + 2 = 4r 2 f '' r 2 + 6 f ' r 2 ( )
 2u  2u 1
22. If u = f (r ) , r = x + y , prove that
2 2 2
+ 2 = f ''(r ) + f '(r ) .
x y
2
r

u u u
23. If u = f ( x − y, y − z, z − x) then prove that + + = 0.
x y z
 y−x z−x 2 u u u
24. If u = f  ,  then prove that x + y2 + z2 = 0.
 xy xz  x y z
x y z u u u
25. If u = f  , ,  , prove that x + y + z = 0.
 y z x x y z
26. If x = eu sec v , y = eu tan v , z = f ( x, y ) .Prove that

 z   z 
2 2

−2 u  z 
2
2  z 
2

  −   = e   − cos v    .
 x   y   u   v  
z z  z z 
27. If x 2 = au + bv , y = au − bv , z = f ( x, y ) .Prove that x + y
2
= 2 u +v .
x y  u v 
2
 u   u   u  1  u 
2 2 2

28. If u = f ( x, y ) , x = r cos , y = r sin  then prove that   +   =   + 2   .

 x   y   r  r   
1 u 1 u 1 u
29. If u = f ( xn − y n , y n − z n , z n − xn ) then prove that n−1 + n−1 + n−1 =0
x x y y z z

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