BMAT101L – Differential Equations and Transforms
MODULE 2 – Multivariable Calculus
TUTORIAL SHEET
𝑥+𝑦−4
1. Evaluate lim(𝑥,𝑦)→(2,2) √𝑥+𝑦−2 .
𝑥≠𝑦
Show that following limit does not exist as (𝑥, 𝑦) → (0,0):
2. 𝑥 4 −𝑦 2 𝑥𝑦 𝑥2𝑦2
(a)𝑓(𝑥, 𝑦) = 𝑥 4 +𝑦 2, (b) 𝑓(𝑥, 𝑦) = |𝑥𝑦|, (c) 𝑓(𝑥, 𝑦) = .
𝑥 4 +5𝑦 4
Show that following limit does not exist as (𝑥, 𝑦) → (0,0):
3. 𝑥3𝑦 𝑦3𝑥
(a)𝑓(𝑥, 𝑦) = 𝑥 6 +𝑦 2 , (b) 𝑓(𝑥, 𝑦) = 𝑦 6 +𝑥 2 .
𝑦
Consider the function 𝑓(𝑥, 𝑦) = 𝑥 2 +1 , 𝜖 = 0.02. Show that there exists a 𝛿 > 0 such that
4. for all (𝑥, 𝑦),
√𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 < 𝛿 ⇒ |𝑓(𝑥, 𝑦) − 𝑓(0,0)| < 𝜖.
𝑥+𝑦
Consider the function 𝑓(𝑥, 𝑦) = 2+cos 𝑥 , 𝜖 = 0.02. Show that there exists a 𝛿 > 0 such that
5. for all (𝑥, 𝑦),
√𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 < 𝛿 ⇒ |𝑓(𝑥, 𝑦) − 𝑓(0,0)| < 𝜖.
3 𝑥2𝑦
Consider 𝑓(𝑥, 𝑦) = 𝑥 2 +𝑦 2 . Define 𝑓(0,0) in a way that extends 𝑓 to be continuous at the
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origin.
𝑥𝑦 2 −1
7. Show that limit of 𝑓(𝑥, 𝑦)does not exist as (𝑥, 𝑦) → (1,1) where 𝑓(𝑥, 𝑦) = .
𝑦−1
If 𝑧 = 𝑓(𝑥, 𝑦) and 𝑥 = 𝑒 𝑢 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑣, 𝑦 = 𝑒 𝑢 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑣, prove the following :
8. a) 𝑥𝑧𝑣 + 𝑦𝑧𝑢 = 𝑒 2𝑢 𝑧𝑦
b) 𝑧𝑥2 + 𝑧𝑦2 = 𝑒 −2𝑢 [𝑧𝑢2 + 𝑧𝑣2 ]
𝑥𝑧
a) If 𝑧 = 𝑦𝑓(𝑥 2 − 𝑦 2 ), show that 𝑦𝑧𝑥 + 𝑥𝑧𝑦 = .
𝑦
9. 𝑥2
b) If 𝑤 = ℎ ( 𝑦 ), find the value of 𝑥 2 𝑤𝑥𝑥 + 3𝑥𝑦𝑤𝑥𝑦 + 2𝑦 2 𝑤𝑦𝑦 .
10. If 𝑧 = 𝑓(𝑥, 𝑦) and 𝑥 = 𝑢2 − 𝑣 2 , 𝑦 = 2𝑢𝑣, prove that 𝑧𝑢𝑢 + 𝑧𝑣𝑣 = 4(𝑢2 + 𝑣 2 )(𝑧𝑥𝑥 + 𝑧𝑦𝑦 )
Transform the equation 𝑧𝑥𝑥 + 2𝑧𝑥𝑦 + 𝑧𝑦𝑦 = 0 by changing the independent variables using
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𝑢 = 𝑥 − 𝑦 and 𝑣 = 𝑥 + 𝑦.
12. If 𝑧 = 𝑓(𝑥, 𝑦), where 𝑥 2 = 2𝑢 + 3𝑣, 𝑦 2 = 2𝑢 − 3𝑣, determine the value of 𝑢𝑧𝑢 + 𝑣𝑧𝑦 .
𝑑𝑢
13. Find the total derivative 𝑑𝑥 , if 𝑢 = cos(𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 ) and 𝑥 2 + 4𝑦 2 = 9.
14. Find the total derivative of 𝑢 with respect to 𝑡 when 𝑢 = 𝑒 𝑥 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑦, where 𝑥 = 𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑡, 𝑦 = 𝑡 2 .
The dimensions of a closed rectangular box are measured as 80cm, 60cm and 50cm, with a
15. possible error of 0.2cm in each dimension. Use differentials to estimate the maximum error
in calculating the surface area of the box.
𝑦−𝑥 𝑧−𝑥
16. If 𝑧 = 𝑓 ( 𝑥𝑦 , ), then find the value of 𝑥 2 𝑢𝑥 + 𝑦 2 𝑢𝑦 + 𝑧 2 𝑢𝑧 .
𝑧𝑥
3 3
−1 𝑥 +𝑦
17. If 𝑢 = tan ( 𝑥−𝑦 ), then prove that 𝑥𝑢𝑥 + 𝑦𝑢𝑦 = 𝑠𝑖𝑛2𝑢.
1 𝑥2 𝜕(𝑥,𝑦,𝑧)
18. If 𝑢 = 𝑥, 𝑣 = and 𝑤 = 𝑥 + 𝑦 + 𝑧𝑦 2, then find 𝜕(𝑢,𝑣,𝑤).
𝑦
Find the Jacobian of the transformation given by 𝑥 = 𝑒 −𝑟 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃, 𝑦 = 𝑒 𝑟 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃. Hence
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determine the Jacobian of the inverse transformation.
𝜕(𝑥,𝑦)
20. Find , if 𝑥 = 2(𝑢 + 𝑣), 𝑦 = 3(𝑢 − 𝑣), and 𝑢 = 𝑟 2 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑡, 𝑣 = 𝑟 2 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑡.
𝜕(𝑟,𝑡)
If 𝑢 + 𝑣 = 𝑥 + 𝑦, 𝑢2 + 𝑣 2 = 𝑥 3 + 𝑦 3 , find the following:
3 3
21. a) Jacobian of 𝑢, 𝑣 with respect to 𝑥, 𝑦
b) first order partial derivatives of 𝑢 and 𝑣.
𝑥+𝑦
If 𝑢 = 1−𝑥𝑦 and 𝑣 = tan−1 𝑥 + tan−1 𝑦, find the Jacobian of 𝑢, 𝑣 with respect to 𝑥, 𝑦.
22.
Determine the relationship between 𝑢 and 𝑣, if it exists.