Review Problem of the Math 200 in 2011 5.

3 Let u(x, y, z) = xk F ( z/x, y/x ), prove that

2xy u u u
1.1 Determine (i) the domain and (ii) the range of the function f (x, y) = . x +y +z = ku.
x2 + y 2 x y z
1.2 Sketch the k-level curve the function of g(x, y) = 9x2 4y 2 if k = 9, 4, 0, 4, 9. Hint: Consider the function g(t) = u(tx, ty, tz), and its derivative at t = 1.
1.3 Describe
(i) the domain and (ii) the graph of the function f (x, y) = 1 + 5.4 (a) Find the equation of the tangent plane T to the surface S : x2/3 +y 2/3 +z 2/3 =
16 x2 y 2 . a2/3 at the point P (x0 , y0 , z0 ) which lies on the surface S.
(b) Find the sum of the squares of the intercepts of the coordinate axii by the
2.1 Let z(x, y) = u(x, y) exp(x + y), where uxy = 0. Determine the constant = tangent plane T.
2z z z
so that z(x, y) satises + z = 0. 5.5 Determine a point on the surface dened by z = xy such that the normal line at
xy x y
that point is perpendicular to the plane x + 3y + z + 9 = 0. And write down the
1 x2 equation of the the normal line.
2.2 Dene u(x, t) = exp( ).
t 4t
(i) Determine the domain D = of u(x, t), 5.6 Determine a point on the surface dened by z = xy such that the normal line at
(ii) lim u(x, t) = that point is perpendicular to the plane x + 3y + z + 9 = 0. And write down the
(x,t)(0,0) equation of the the normal line.
(iii) nd ut (0, 1) = .
e2x2y + e2xy h
6.1 Let h(x, y) = . Find x .
2.3 Suppose that f (x, y) = (x + y)2 /(x2 + y 2 ) except (x, y) = (0, 0). e2x2y e2xy
(i) Prove that f (x, y) is continuous at every point except (0, 0).
6.2 Let f (x, y, z) be a dierentiable function, and let (x, y, z) = g(, , ) =
(ii) Find the limit of f (x, y) when (x, y) approaches to (0, 0), i.e. lim f (x, y).
(x,y)(0,0)

( sin cos , sin sin , cos ). Evaluate the derivative (f g) in terms of
derivatives of f with respect to x, y and z.
3.1 State the chain rule for the composite function of continuously dierentiable func-
6.3 Let f (x, y) = exy + x4 y 3 . Find fxx , fxy and fyy .
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tion f (x, y, z) and a curve r(t) = (x(t), y(t), z(t)) in space.

3.2 Find the gradient f of the function f (x, y, z) = 1

at a point (x, y, z) 6.4 Determine the nature of the local point(s) of f (x, y) = x2 xy + y 2 .
3x2 y 2 z 2
inside a sphere S : x2 + y 2 + z 2 = 3. 6.5 Determine the nature of the local point(s) of f (x, y) = y + x sin y.

3.3 Suppose that x = r cos , y = r sin , and let z = f (x, y) be a twice continuously 6.6 Find a point P (a, b, ab) on the graph of the function z = xy such that the tangent
dierentiable function. Dene g(r, ) = f (r cos , , r sin ). Express plane of S at P is parallel to the plane : x + 3y + z = 5.
g 2g 6.7 Determine the nature of the critical point(s) of the following functions:
(i) g (r, ) = , and (ii) , i.e. g , in terms of the partial derivatives of f.
2 (a) f (x, y) = x2 y 2 + 2x + 4y + 5;
(b) g(x, y) = 2x3 24xy + 16y 3 ;
3.4 Determine the directional derivative Du f = of f (x, y, z) = x2 + y 2 z 2
at the point P (1, 1, 1) along the unit direction u parallel to (1, 1, 1). (c) f (x, y) = 4x2 4xy + y 2 + y 4 + 5;
(d) f (x, y) = x3 y 3 .
4.1 Let R be the circular disc centered at (0, 0) with radius 1. Find the extremum
6.8 Show that f (x, y) = x cos x cos y is dierentiable at P (0, ).
values of the function z = f (x, y) = 5x2 + xy + 8y 2 in the region R.
{
xy xx2 y
2 2

4.2 If the function y = y(x, z) is dened implicitly by the equation x2 +y 2 +z 2 = 3xyz, +y 2 if (x, y) = (0, 0)
6.9 Let f (x, y) = Determine (i) fx (x, y) and fy (x, y);
and u = x2 y 3 z 4 , determine u 0 if (x, y) = (0, 0).
z when (x, y, z) = (1, 1, 1).
(ii) fxy (0, 0) and fyx (0, 0).
5.1 Find an equation for the plane that passes through P (2, 1, 3) and is perpen-
dicular to the line : x = 1 + 3t, y = 2 2t, z = 2 + 4t. 6.10 Determine the min. volume V of the solid in rst octant bounded by the coordinate
2 2 2
planes and the tangent plane to the ellipsoid E : xa2 + yb2 + zc2 = 1 with a, b, c > 0.
5.2 Determine the equation of the tangent plane to the graph of f at Q(0, , 0).