Tutorial Sheet 2
Tutorial Sheet 2
1. Use chain rule to find the derivative of z=xy with respect tot along the path x=cos t ,
dz π
t=
y=sint . Also find dt at 2.
dz
2 2
2. Find dt when z=xy +x y where x=at , y=2at . Also verify by direct substitution.
2
du
2 3 t
3. Find dt ifu=x y , where x=logt and y=e .
∂w ∂w
4. Evaluate ∂u and ∂ v at the given point (u , v ) wherew=xy + yz + xz , x=u+ v , y=u−v
and z=uv ,
(u , v )= ( 12 ,1).
∂u ∂u ∂u
5. Express ∂ x , ∂ y , ∂ z as functions of x , y , z both by using chain rule and by expressing u
∂u ∂u ∂u
directly in terms of x , y and z before differentiating, then evaluate ∂ x , ∂ y , ∂ z at the
p−q
u=
given point ( x , y , z) where q−r , p=x + y + z ,q=x− y + z ,r =x+ y−z ,
( x , y , z)=( √3,2,1)
.
6. Draw a tree diagram and write a chain rule formula for each derivative:
dz
z=f (x , y )
(i) dt for , x=g(t ) , y=h(t ) .
∂w ∂w
(ii) ∂u and ∂ v forw=h (x , y , z ) , x=f (u , v ) , y=g (u , v ) , z=k (u , v ) .
∂w ∂w
(iii) ∂ s and ∂t for w=g(u ) , u=h( s , t ) .
Answers
1. −1.
3 3 3 4
2. 16a t +10a t .
e3t logt
(2+3t logt).
3. t
4.
1
At (u,v )= ,1 ,
2 ( )∂w
∂u
=3,
∂w 3
∂ v
=- .
2
∂u ∂u ∂u
At (x,y,z)=( √3 ,2,1 ),
=0, =1, =-2.
5. ∂x ∂y ∂z
dz ∂ z dx ∂ z dy
= +
6. (i) dt ∂ x dt ∂ y dt .
∂w ∂w ∂ x ∂ w ∂ y ∂w ∂ z ∂w ∂w ∂ x ∂ w ∂ y ∂w ∂ z
= + + = + +
(ii) ∂u ∂ x ∂u ∂ y ∂u ∂ z ∂u , ∂ v ∂ x ∂ v ∂ y ∂ v ∂ z ∂ v .
∂w dw ∂u ∂w dw ∂u
= =
(iii) ∂ s du ∂ s , ∂t du ∂ t .
4 −4
7. (i) (ii) (iii) −2−ln 2.
3 5
∂ z ∂z ∂ z 1 ∂ z −3
= =−1 = , = .
8.(i) ∂ x ∂ y (ii) ∂ x 4 ∂ y 4
dy −32
= cm /sec .
9. dt 21
∂z ∂ z sin θ ∂ z
=cosθ − ,
10. ∂ x ∂r r ∂θ
∂2 z 2
2 ∂ z 2 cosθ sin θ ∂ z 2 cosθ sin θ ∂2 z sin2 θ ∂ z sin2 θ ∂2 z
=cos θ + − + + 2 .
∂ x2 ∂r 2 r2 ∂θ r ∂r ∂θ r ∂r r ∂θ 2