Tutorial 3 Vector Calculus FDM1033, May 2014

1. Let f ( x, y ) = 3x + 2 y . Find f x , f y , f xx , f yy , f xy .
2. Let f ( x, y ) = sin( y 2 4 x ) . Find f x , f y , f xx , f yy , f xy .

xz
. Find f x , f y , f xx , f yy , f xy .
y

3. Let f ( x, y , z ) = y 3 / 2 sec

4. Given z = x 4 ln 1 + xy 3 / 5 , find
5. Given z = e xy sin 5 y 2 , find
6. Find

z
z
and
.
y
x

z
z
and
.
x
y

w w w
using implicit differentiation for the following function:
,
,
x y z

a.

ln(2 x 2 + y z 3 + w2 ) = 2 x

b.

w2 + w sin xyz = 1

c.

e xy sin w z 2 w + 1 = 0

z
.
t
z
8. Given z = 3 cos x sin xy; x = 1 / t , y = 4t , find
.
t
z
.
9. Given z = 1 + x 2 xy 4 ; x = ln t , y = 2t , find
t
7. Given z = ln(2 x 2 + y ); x = t , y = t 1 / 3 , find

10. Let w = 4 x 2 + 4 y 2 + z 2 , x = sin cos , y = sin sin , z = cos , find

and

w w
,

w
.

11. Let u = rs 2 ln t , r = x 2 , s = 4 y + 1, t = xy 3 . Find

u
u
and
.
x
y

12. Let f ( x, y ) = x e y + 5 y .
a) Find the slope of the surface z = f ( x, y ) in the x direction at the point (3, 0).
b) Find the slope of the surface z = f ( x, y ) in the y direction at the point (3, 0).
13. Use Chain Rule to find the values of

f
f
if f ( x , y ) = x 2 y 2 x + 2 y ;
and
u
v

x = u ; y = uv3 where u = 1 and v = 2.

14. Use Lagrange Multipliers to find the farthest and the nearest distance to the point

(1,2,2) for the function f ( x, y, z ) = ( x 1) 2 + ( y 2) 2 + ( z 2) 2 subjects to the

constraint x 2 + y 2 + z 2 = 36.

15. Find f at the point (-1, 2, -2) if f ( x, y , z ) = ( x 2 + y 2 + z 2 ) 1 / 2 + ln( xyz ) .

16. Find equations for the (a) tangent plane and (b) normal line at the point P (1, 1, 1) on the
surface x 2 + y 2 + z 2 = 3.
17. Find an equation for the plane that is tangent to the surface z = ln( x 2 + y 2 ) at the point
P (1, 0, 0).
18. Find all the local maxima, local minima, and saddle points of the function
a) f ( x, y ) = x 3 + 3xy 2 15 x + y 3 15 y
b) f ( x, y ) = x 2 + xy + y 2 + 3x 3 y + 4
19. Find the closest point in the First Quadrant on the curve implicitly determined by

x 2 + xy = 1 to the origin.
20. A tank consists of a right circular cylinder with height h and radius r, topped with
hemispherical top, and with flat base, as shown in the figure below:

If the material for the hemispherical top costs RM20/m2, and the material for the
cylindrical side costs RM8/m2, and material for the circular bottom costs RM5/m2, find
the value of r and h that minimize the cost of the materials for this tank, assuming that
the volume must be 200 m3. Then what does the ratio h/r equal?
21. Given the following, use Lagrange Multiplier to find the maximum and minimum values
subject to given constraints:
a.

f ( x, y ) = x 2 y 2 , x 2 + y 2 = 1 .

b.

f ( x, y ) = x 2 y , x 2 + 2 y 2 = 6 .

c.

f ( x, y , z ) = 8 x 4 z , x 2 + 10 y 2 + z 2 = 5 .

d.

f ( x, y, z ) = yz + xy , x y =1 , y 2 + z 2 = 1 .

22. Find the differential dz of f ( x, y ) = 20 x 2 7 y 2

if x changes from 2 to 1.95 and y

changes from 1 to 1.08. What is the linear approximation at (2, 1).

23. Given the function f ( x, y ) = e x cos xy , find the linear approximation or the tangent
plane approximation at (0,0).