2/18/23, 5:16 PM MyOpenMath
Functions of several variables (part 3) Nhat Dang Hoang Minh
Read the instruction first.
Click (press) Submit Question only when you are certain with your answer. You have only 2
tries per question.
If your answer is a decimal number like 2.34562 then usually you can round it up to 2
decimal places, so in this example you can write your answer as 2.35.
Anytime you input an answer into an answer box, please notice any further instruction (if
any) and follow it.
After the due time, your score will not be saved. From then, you can still practise and see
correct answers of given problems.
Question 1 1/1 pt 1
Let (S) be the hyperbolic paraboloid z = 3x
2 2
− 3y . Then (S) is the graph of the function
2 2
f (x, y) = 3x − 3y
Out[ ]=
Get this Notebook P
Question Help: Written Example
Question 2 1/1 pt 1
https://www.myopenmath.com/assess2/?cid=169946&aid=12617686#/print 1/8
2/18/23, 5:16 PM MyOpenMath
The green surface is the graph of a function f (x, y). Choose the correct statement.
f x (M ) < 0.
f x (M ) > 0.
f x (M ) = 0.
Out[ ]=
Get this Notebook P
Question Help: Written Example
Question 3 1/1 pt 1
Let f (x, y, z) 2
= x y − yz + z .
2
Assume that x, y, z are also functions of u, v. Given that
x(u = −1, v = 2) = 2, x u (u = −1, v = 2) = 6, x v (u = −1, v = 2) = 4,
y(u = −1, v = 2) = −7, y u (u = −1, v = 2) = 4, y v (u = −1, v = 2) = 8,
z(u = −1, v = 2) = 6, z u (u = −1, v = 2) = 5, z v (u = −1, v = 2) = 4.
Let g(u, v) = f (x(u, v), y(u, v), z(u, v)). Evaluate g v (−1, 2).
Answer: −52
Question Help: Written Example
https://www.myopenmath.com/assess2/?cid=169946&aid=12617686#/print 2/8
2/18/23, 5:16 PM MyOpenMath
Question 4 1/1 pt 1
Directional derivatives
Given a vector u →(u 1 , u 2 ) and a function f (x, y). The directional derivative of f at a point
→ -direction is defined by:
(x 0 , y 0 ) in the u
u1 u2
D u→ f (x 0 , y 0 ) = f x (x 0 , y 0 ) + f y (x 0 , y 0 )
.
√u 2 + u 2 √u 2 + u 2
1 2 1 2
The meaning of this number is that D u→ f (x 0 , y 0 ) provides "the rate of change of f at (x 0 , y 0 ) in
→ -direction".
the u
-----------------------------
Problem
x
Evaluate the directional derivative of the function f (x, y) = arcsin( ) at M (4, 10) in the
y
→
direction of the vector u = (1, 1).
Answer: 0.04629100499
Question Help: Written Example
Question 5 1/1 pt 1
Evaluate the directional derivative of the function f (x, y, z) 2
= 3x y − 6z at the point M (7, 6, 8)
→
in the direction of the vector u = (1, −2, 3).
Answer: → f (M ) =
Du -16.03567451
--------------------
Remark.
u1 u2 u3
D u→ f (M ) = f x (M ) + f y (M ) + f z (M )
.
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
√u + u + u √u + u + u √u + u + u
1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3
Question Help: Written Example
Question 6 1/1 pt 1
https://www.myopenmath.com/assess2/?cid=169946&aid=12617686#/print 3/8
2/18/23, 5:16 PM MyOpenMath
Let f (x, y, z) = 5x
2 2
− 8y z and the point M (−1, 0, 4).
→1
1. In which direction: u = (4, 8, 2) →2
or u the function decreases faster at M ?
= (6, 5, −1)
Answer:
−
→
u1
−
→
u2
2. In what unit direction the function f decreases most rapidly at M ?
Answer: ( 1,0,0 )
(Input coordinates, for example: (−0.11, −0.25, 0.93). )
Question Help: Written Example
Question 7 1/1 pt 1
https://www.myopenmath.com/assess2/?cid=169946&aid=12617686#/print 4/8
2/18/23, 5:16 PM MyOpenMath
Gradient vectors
The gradient of a function f (x, y) at (x 0 , y 0 ) is the vector (f x (x 0 , y 0 ), f y (x 0 , y 0 )).
We use the notation for the gradient of f at (x 0 , y 0 ).
∇f (x 0 , y 0 )
-------------------------
Problem
→ (the red vector), and the gradient vector of a
In the following figure, given a point M , a unit vector u
function f (x, y) at M (the blue vector). Evaluate D u→ f (M ).
Answer: 0
Out[ ]=
Get this Notebook P
Question Help: Written Example
Question 8 1/1 pt 1
https://www.myopenmath.com/assess2/?cid=169946&aid=12617686#/print 5/8
2/18/23, 5:16 PM MyOpenMath
Implicit functions
From an equation F (x, y, z) = 0, we may deduce that z is a function of x and y.
For example: Let F (x, y, z) = xy
2
− x − z + y + 1. Then from the equation
F (x, y, z) = 0 ↦ z = xy
2
− x + y + 1.
So z is a function of x and y. We often call z the implicit function defined from the equation
F (x, y, z) = 0.
--------------------------------
Problem
Let z(x, y) be the function defined implicitly from the equation
3xz − ln(6y + z) − 3z = 0.
Given that z(x = 1, y = 0) = 1. Evaluate z x (x = 1, y = 0).
Answer: 3
Question Help: Written Example
Question 9 1/1 pt 1
Find all critical points of the function
f (x, y) = 15x
3
− 16xy
2
− 719x + 32y + 5.
Note: Use a comma to separate points, for example: (−2, 1), (4, −3), (5, −1).
(4, ), (−4,− )
1
4
1
4
Question Help: Written Example
Question 10 1/1 pt 1
https://www.myopenmath.com/assess2/?cid=169946&aid=12617686#/print 6/8
2/18/23, 5:16 PM MyOpenMath
Let
f (x, y) = x
3
+ y
3
− 5x − 7y
2
+ 4.
Then the function has
f (x, y)
one local maximum and no local minimum.
one local minimum and no local maximum.
one local maximum and one local minimum.
The function f (x, y) has
one saddle point.
two saddle points.
three saddle points.
Question Help: Written Example
Question 11 1/1 pt
Let f (x, y) = x
3
− 108x − y
2
+ 12y + 24. Is the point M (6, 6) a saddle point of the function f ?
No, it is not.
Yes, it is.
Question Help: Written Example
Question 12 1/1 pt 1
https://www.myopenmath.com/assess2/?cid=169946&aid=12617686#/print 7/8
2/18/23, 5:16 PM MyOpenMath
Taylor expansion
To get an approximation formula better than the linear approximation we may consider the Taylor
expansion (of second order):
We have the following approximation:
f (x, y) ≈ f (x 0 , y 0 ) + f x (x 0 , y 0 ) (x − x 0 ) + f y (x 0 , y 0 ) (y − y 0 )
1 2 2
+ (f xx (x 0 , y 0 ) (x − x 0 ) + f yy (x 0 , y 0 ) (y − y 0 ) + 2 f xy (x 0 , y 0 ) (x − x 0 )(y − y 0 )).
2
Problem
Let f (x, y) be a function so that
f (0.4, 1.9) = −2, f x (0.4, 1.9) = 1.6, f y (0.4, 1.9) = 2.4,
f xx (0.4, 1.9)
= −2.8, f yy (0.4, 1.9) = −0.4, and f xy (0.4, 1.9) = −2.8.
Use the second-order Taylor expansion to approximate the value of f (0.3, 2).
Answer: -1.908
Question Help: Written Example
https://www.myopenmath.com/assess2/?cid=169946&aid=12617686#/print 8/8
