National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal

Department of Mathematical and Computational Sciences

Calculus of Several Variables - MA110
Odd Semester 2018

Problem Sheet - 1
Functions of Several Variables

1. Find the domain and range of the functions:

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(a) x+y , (c) cos xyz. (e) x2 +y 2
,
x2 +y 2 1+y 2
p
(b) xy , (d) 9 − x2 − y 2 . (f) x .

2. Evaluate lim (x2 + 3y).

(x,y)→(1,1)

3. Evaluate the following limits, whichever exist,

xy 2 xy sin(xy)
(a) lim x 2 +y 2 (e) lim x2 +y 2
(x,y)→(0,0) (x,y)→(0,0)
x2 +y 2 +2xy 1
(b) lim (f) lim (x2 + y 2 ) sin xy
x+y (x,y)→(0,0)
(x,y)→(1,1)
x2 +y 2 −2xy (g) lim exy
(c) lim x−y (x,y)→(0,0)
(x,y)→(0,0) √
sin 2 2
(d) lim cos xy (h) lim √ x +y
(x,y)→(0,0) (x,y)→(0,0) x2 +y 2
   
xy 2 xy 2 xy 2
4. Show that the iterated limits lim lim x 2 +y 2 and lim lim x 2 +y 2 exist, but lim x 2 +y 2
y→0 x→0 x→0 y→0 (x,y)→(0,0)
does not.

xy x2 −y2 , (x, y) 6= (0, 0),
x2 +y 2
5. Show that the function f defined by : f (x, y) =
0, (x, y) = (0, 0).
is continuous at (0, 0).

x2 y 2

x2 +y 2
, (x, y) 6= (0, 0),
6. Show that the function f defined by : f (x, y) =
0, (x, y) = (0, 0).
is continuous at (0, 0).
x2 y 4
7. If f (x, y) = (x2 +y 4 )2
, then find
(a) lim f (x, mx)
x→0
√
(b) lim f (x, x)).
x→0
Does lim f (x, y) exist?
(x,y)→(0,0)

8. Find the second-order partial derivatives for each of the functions defined below:

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 (a) f (x, y) = tan−1 x
y

(b) f (x, y) = ex (x cos y − y sin x)

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(c) f (x, y) = log(x3 + y 3 xy) 3

 x2 y2 , (x, y) 6= (0, 0),
2 2
(d) f (x, y) = x +y
0, (x, y) = (0, 0).
(e) f (x, y) = log x2xy
+y 2
.
∂2f ∂2u
9. Verify whether ∂x∂y = ∂y∂x for the following functions:
√
(a) f (x, y) = (x + y) tan xy (d) f (x, y) = xy
x+y
(b) f (x, y) = log xy (e) f (x, y) = x2 +y 2

(c) f (x, y) = (x + y) log xy (f) f (x, y) = x2 sin(x2 + y 2 )


xy x2 −y2 , (x, y) 6= (0, 0),
x2 +y 2
10. For the function f defined by f (x, y) = .
0, (x, y) = (0, 0).
Verify whether fxy (0, 0) = fyx (0, 0).
df
11. If f (x, y) = x3 y 2 + y sin x, where x = sin 2t and y = log t, find dt .
∂z
12. If z = x log(xy) + y 3 , where y = sin(x2 + 1), find ∂x .
 2  2
∂z ∂z
13. If z = f (u, v), where u = ex cos y and v = ex sin y, then show that ∂x + ∂x =
 
∂z 2 ∂z 2
(u2 + v 2 ) ( ∂u ) + ( ∂v ) .
∂2f
14. Compute ∂x2
for f(x,y), where x = r cos θ and y = r sin θ.
15. If y = f (x + ct) + g(x − ct), then show that
∂2y ∂ y 2
∂t2
= c2 ∂x 2.

16. If u = xf (x + y) + yg(x + y), then show that

∂2u ∂ u 2 2
∂x2
− 2 ∂x∂y + ∂∂yu2 = 0.
 2 2 
17. If u = tan−1 √xx+ +y
√
y
, then show that
x ∂u ∂u 3
∂x + y ∂y = 4 sin 2u.
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18. If u = sin−1 x 1 +y 1 , then show that
3 3

x 2 +y 2  
2 ∂2u 2 tan2 u
x2 ∂∂xu2 + 2xy ∂x∂y + y 2 ∂∂yu2 = tan
12
u 13
12 + 12 .
1
19. If f (x, y, z) = √ , show that
(x2 +y 2 +z 2 )
∂2f ∂2f ∂2f
∂x2
+ ∂y 2
+ ∂z 2
= 0.
20. If u = xφ( xy ) + ψ( xy ), then show that

y
(a) x ∂u ∂u
∂x + y ∂y = xφ( x ).

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(b) x2 uxx + 2xyuxy + y 2 uyy = 0.