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Calculus
z z
1. [2 marks] Find and of z defined implicitly as a function of x and y by the equation
x y
x3 + y 3 + z 3 + 6xyz = 1.
where x, y and z are functions of the three independent variables r, , : x (r, , ) = r sin cos , y (r, , ) =
f f f
r sin sin and z (r, , ) = r cos . Find the derivatives , and by chain rule. Express your answer
r
in terms of r, , .
f f f
Check your answer using direct substitution; express f in terms of r, , and find , , .
r
4. Consider the function f : R2 R, given by
(
x2 y 2
x2 +y 4 , if (x, y) 6= (0, 0) ;
f (x, y) =
0 , if (x, y) = (0, 0) .
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f f
(a) [1 mark] Find the partial derivatives and at (x, y) 6= (0, 0).
x y
f f
(b) [2 marks] Use principle definition of the partial derivatives to find and at (x, y) = (0, 0).
x y
(c) [1 marks] State the definition of continuity of a function at a particular point x0 in terms of limit.
f
Is continuous at (0, 0)? Justify your answer.
y
Algebra
1. (3 marks)
Let T : R3 R3 be the linear operator defined as follows:
Find a basis B for R3 with respect to which the matrix [T ]B of the linear transformation T is diagonal.
2. (7 marks)
Let M2,2 be the vector space of all 2 2 matrices with real entries. This has a basis given by
1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
B= , , , .
1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1
Consider the linear transformation T : M2,2 M2,2 sending a matrix A to EA, where E is the matrix
0 1
E= .
1 0