Math 2111 Advanced Calculus (I)

Homework 1
Hand in Problems:
1(b)(d), 2(a)(c), 3(b), 4, Lecture Note: Problem 0.2, 0.3, 0.4
1. Use Second Derivative Test to find the local maximum and minimum values and saddle
point(s) of the function.
(a) f (x, y) = xe2x

2 2y 2

(b) f (x, y) = xy(1 x y)

(c) f (x, y) = ex cos y
(d) f (x, y) = ey (y 2 x2 )
2. Find the absolute maximum and minimum values of f on the set D.
(a) f (x, y) = x + y xy, D is the closed triangular region with vertices (0, 0),(0, 2) and
(0, 2)
(b) f (x, y) = 4x + 6y x2 y 2 , D = {(x, y)| |x| 1, |y| 1}
(c) f (x, y) = xy 2 , D = {(x, y)| x 0, y 0, x2 + y 2 1}
3. (a) Find the point on the surface y 2 = 9 + xz that are closest to the origin.
(b) Find the dimensions of the rectangular box with largest volume if the total surface
area is given as 64 cm2 .
4. Use the below definition to prove that the following binary relations are equivalence
relation on the given sets.

Definition: Let S be a set. A binary relation on S is said to be an equivalence

relation if for all a, b, c S, then
(a) a a.
(b) a b if and only if b a.
(c) if a b and b c then a c.

Example 1: Check that = is an equivalence relation on R.

Proof: For any a, b, c R, all of the statements that (i) a = a (ii) a = b b = a (iii) if
a = b and b = c then a = c are trivial. Hence, (a),(b) and (c) in the definition hold and
= is an equivalence relation on R.
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Example 2: Let S = I I is an interval of R be the set of all intervals in R. Check
that is not an equivalence relation on S.
Proof: For I, J, K S, I I as well as if I J and J K then I K. But the
statement that if I J then J I is false. Hence, (a) and (c) hold for but (b)
doesnt. The binary relation is not an equivalence relation.

(a) For x, y N, we say that x y if the remainders of the division of both x and y by
7 are the same. (ex: 26 = 3 7 + 5 and 145 = 20 7 + 5. Hence, 26 and 145 have
the same remainder 5 in the division by 7. We have 26 145.)
Check that is an equivalence relation on N.

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(b) Let S = {xn } {xn } is a convergent sequence be the set of all convergent sequences. We say that {xn } {yn } if lim xn = lim yn . Check that is an
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equivalence relation on S.

Lecture Note:
(Page xi)
1. Problem 0.1
2. Problem 0.2
3. Problem 0.3
4. Problem 0.4