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Course Outline

Functions of Several Variables

FME 371 - Engineering Mathematics IIIA

Lecturer,
Marilyn Ronoh

22nd October 2020

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Functions of Several Variables

Outline

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Functions of Several Variables

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Functions of Several Variables

Course Outline

• Functions of Several Variables

• Vector Calculus

• Further Matrices

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Functions of Several Variables

Functions of Several Variables

• The objective of this topic is to understand the notation for a


function of several variables.

• Quantities in nature are dependent on, or are functions of, more


than one variable.

• List some examples....

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Functions of Several Variables

Examples

• Elevation H of land above sea level depends on two map


coordinates say x and y .

• H is a function two variables x and y .

• We write H(x , y ).

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Functions of Several Variables

Examples ctd..

• Distance between two points say P and Q.

• P is a function of three variables x1 , y1 and z1 .

• Q is a function of three variables x2 , y2 and z2 .

• P(?) and Q(?).....

• The distance between the two points say P and Q is a function


of ? variables.....

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Functions of Several Variables

Definitions: Dependent Variables and Independent Variables

• The quantities H, P and Q are called dependent variables.

• The quantities x , y and z are called independent variables.

• Identify the dependent variable and the independent variables

• H(x , y ) = 2x + y 2 ;

• Z = e x −2y ; P = x 2 y + 2x 2 − 3y + 4

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Functions of Several Variables

Definition of a function of two variables

Let D be a set of ordered pairs of real numbers. If to each ordered


pair (x , y ) in D there corresponds a unique real number f (x , y ),
then f is called the function of x and y . The set D is the
domain of f , and the corresponding set of values for f (x , y ) is the
range of f .

Note:
Domain: The set of all possible input values to a function
Range: The set of possible output values of a function

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Functions of Several Variables

Sum, Difference, Product, Quotient


Functions of several variables can be combined in the same ways as
functions of single variables. For instance, you can form the sum,
difference, product, and quotient of two functions of two variables
as follows.
• (f + g)(x , y ) = f (x , y ) + g(x , y )

• (f − g)(x , y ) = f (x , y ) − g(x , y )

• (f g)(x , y ) = f (x , y ) g(x , y )

f f (x , y )
• (x , y ) =
g g(x , y )
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Functions of Several Variables

Problems

Find the domain of the following functions


q
x2 + y2 − 9
1 f (x , y ) =
x
x
2 g(x , y , z) =
9 − x2 − y2 − z2
2
3 H(x , y ) = 2x + y
2 2
4 P(x , y ) = x y + 2x − 3y + 4
q
5 f (x , y ) = 4 − x2 − y2
q
6 f (x , y ) = 4 − x 2 − 4y 2

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Functions of Several Variables

Problems ctd...

Find and simplify the function values


x
1 f (x , y ) = at (3, 2), (−1, 4), (x , 2), (5, t)
y
π π π
2 f (x , y ) = x sin y at (2, ), (3, 1), (4, ), (−3, )
4 2 3
y
3 f (x , y ) = x e at (5, 0), (2, −1), (t, t), (5, y ), (x , 2)
Ry
1 1
4 g(x , y ) = dt at (4, 1), (6, 3), (2, 5), ( , 7)
x t 2

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