BERR 1113 ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS

Tutorial 1

1. Find the limits of the functions:

a) lim (𝑥𝑦 2 + 𝑥 2 𝑦 + 5)
(𝑥,𝑦)→(1,1)
𝑥+𝑦
b) lim
(𝑥,𝑦)→(1,3) 𝑥−𝑦
c) lim 𝑒 𝑥𝑦
(𝑥,𝑦)→(1,0)
d) lim 𝑙𝑛|1 + 𝑥 2 𝑦 2 |
(𝑥,𝑦)→(1,1)

[Ans: a) 7, b) -2, c) 1, d) ln 2]

2. Evaluate the limits, if is exists.

𝑥 2−𝑦 2
a) lim
(𝑥,𝑦)→(0,0) 𝑥 2+𝑦 2
sin 𝑥𝑦
b) lim 𝑥
(𝑥,𝑦)→(0,2)

[Ans: a) limit does not exists, b) 2]

3. Find the points of discontinuity of the functions

a) 𝑓 (𝑥, 𝑦) = 𝑙𝑛√𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2
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b) 𝑓 (𝑥, 𝑦) = 2(𝑦−𝑥)

[Ans: a) (x,y) = (0,0), b) All points where y = x]

4. If 𝑓 (𝑥, 𝑦) = 𝑥 3 𝑦 + 𝑥 2 𝑦 2 + 4𝑥 , find
𝜕𝑓
a) 𝜕𝑥
𝜕𝑓
b) 𝜕𝑦
c) 𝑓𝑦 (1, −2)

[Ans: a) 3𝑥 2 𝑦 + 2𝑥𝑦 2 + 4, b) 𝑥 3 + 2𝑥 2 𝑦, c) -3]

5. Suppose 𝑓(𝑥, 𝑦, 𝑧) = 𝑥 2 + 2𝑥𝑦 2 + 𝑦𝑧 3 , find

a) 𝑓𝑥
b) 𝑓𝑦
c) 𝑓𝑧

[Ans: a) 2𝑥 + 2𝑦 2, b) 4𝑥𝑦 + 𝑧 3 , c) 3𝑧 2 𝑦]
𝜕𝑓
6. Find 𝜕𝑦 if 𝑓 (𝑥, 𝑦) = 𝑙𝑛(𝑥 + 𝑦)

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[Ans: 𝑥+𝑦]

𝜕𝑓
7. Find 𝜕𝑥 if 𝑓 (𝑥, 𝑦) = 𝑥 sin 𝑥𝑦

[Ans: xy cos xy + sin xy]

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2𝑦
8. Find 𝑓𝑥 and 𝑓𝑦 if 𝑓 (𝑥, 𝑦) = 𝑦+cos 𝑥

2𝑦 sin 𝑥 2 cos 𝑥
[Ans: 𝑓𝑥 = (𝑦+cos , 𝑓𝑦 = (𝑦+cos ]
𝑥)2 𝑥)2

𝜕𝑧
9. Find 𝜕𝑥 if the equation 𝑦𝑧 − 𝑙𝑛𝑧 = 𝑥 + 𝑦 defines 𝑧 as a function of two independent variables 𝑥
and 𝑦.
𝑧
[Ans: ]
𝑦𝑧−1

1 𝜕𝑧
10. Let 𝑧 = 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2, where 𝑥 = 𝑡 and 𝑦 = ln 𝑡. Find 𝜕𝑡 by using the chain rule.
2 2 ln 𝑡
[Ans: − + ]
𝑡3 𝑡

2 𝑟+𝑠 𝜕𝑤 𝜕𝑤 𝜕𝑤
11. If 𝑤 = 4𝑥 + 𝑦 2 + 𝑧 3 where 𝑥 = 𝑒 𝑟𝑠 , 𝑦 = ln 𝑡
and 𝑧 = 𝑟𝑠𝑡 2 , find 𝜕𝑟
, 𝜕𝑠
and 𝜕𝑡
.
𝜕𝑤 2 2 𝑟+𝑠 𝜕𝑤 2 2 𝑟+𝑠 𝜕𝑤
[Ans: 𝜕𝑟
= 4𝑠 2 𝑒 𝑟𝑠 + 𝑟+𝑠 ln ( 𝑡
) + 3𝑟 2 𝑠 3 𝑡 6 ,
𝜕𝑠
= 8𝑟𝑠𝑒 𝑟𝑠 + 𝑟+𝑠 ln ( 𝑡
) + 3𝑟 3 𝑠 2 𝑡 6 ,
𝜕𝑡
=
2 𝑟+𝑠
− 𝑡 ln ( ) + 6𝑟 3 𝑠 3 𝑡 5 ]
𝑡

12. A right circular cylinder is changing in such a way that its radius is increasing at the rate of 3 in./min
and its height is decreasing at the rate of 5 in./min. At what rate is the volume changing when the
radius is 10 in. and the height is 8 in.?

[Ans: -62.8 𝑖𝑛3 /min]

𝜕𝑦
13. Find if 𝑦 an implicit function of 𝑥 defines the given equation, 𝑥𝑒 𝑦 + 𝑦𝑒 2𝑥 + 2 ln 𝑥 = 3 ln 2
𝜕𝑥
2
(𝑒 𝑦 +2𝑦𝑒 2𝑥 + )
𝑥
[Ans: − 𝑥𝑒 𝑦 +𝑒 2𝑥
]
𝜕𝑧 𝜕𝑧
14. Find 𝜕𝑥 and 𝜕𝑦 if 𝑧 = 𝑓(𝑥, 𝑦) defines the equation 3𝑥𝑦 − 𝑦𝑧 2 + (𝑥𝑦)2 + 𝑥 2 𝑧 3 − 𝑥 3 = 𝑦 2

𝜕𝑧 3𝑧+2𝑥𝑦 2 +2𝑥𝑧 3 −3𝑥 2 𝜕𝑧 𝑧 2 −2𝑥 2𝑦+2𝑦

[Ans: 𝜕𝑥 = − 3𝑥−2𝑦𝑧+3𝑥 2𝑧 2
, 𝜕𝑦
= − 3𝑥−2𝑦𝑧+3𝑥 2𝑧 2 ]

15. Suppose 𝑒 𝑥𝑦𝑧 + 𝑧 = 1 + 𝑒 implicitly defines 𝑧 = 𝑓 (𝑥, 𝑦) as function of 𝑥 and 𝑦.

a) Find 𝑓𝑥 and 𝑓𝑦 .
b) Estimate 𝑓 (1.01,0.99) using linear approximation
𝑦𝑧𝑒 𝑥𝑦𝑧 𝑥𝑧𝑒 𝑥𝑦𝑧
[Ans: a) 𝑓𝑥 = − 1+𝑥𝑦𝑒 𝑥𝑦𝑧 ; 𝑓𝑦 = − 1+𝑥𝑦𝑒 𝑥𝑦𝑧 , b) 1]

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16. Find all the critical points of the following functions. Use the Second Derivative Test to determine
(if possible) whether each critical point corresponds to a local maximum, local minimum, or saddle
point.

a) 𝑓 (𝑥, 𝑦) = 4 + 2𝑥 2 + 3𝑦 2
b) 𝑓 (𝑥, 𝑦) = −4𝑥 2 + 8𝑦 2 − 3
c) 𝑓 (𝑥, 𝑦) = 𝑥 4 + 2𝑦 2 − 4𝑥𝑦
d) 𝑓 (𝑥, 𝑦) = √𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 − 4𝑥 + 5
𝑥−𝑦
e) 𝑓 (𝑥, 𝑦) = 2 21+𝑥 +𝑦
f) 𝑓 (𝑥, 𝑦) = 𝑦𝑒 𝑥 − 𝑒 𝑦

[Answer]:

a) Local minimum at (0,0)

b) Saddle point at (0,0)
c) Saddle point at (0,0), local min at (1,1) and at (-1,-1)
d) Local min at (2,0)
1 1 1 1 1 1
e) Saddle point at (0,0), local max at ( ,− ) and (− ,− ), local min at ( ,− ) and
√2 √2 √2 √2 √2 √2
1 1
(− , )
√2 √2
1 1 1 1
f) Local max at ( ,− ), local min at (− , )
√2 √2 √2 √2
Saddle point at (0,0)