Tutorial Sheet 3
Tutorial Sheet 3
1. Find all the local maxima, local minima and saddle point of the following:
(i) f ( x , y )=x 3 + y 3 −63( x + y )+12 xy (ii) f ( x , y )=x 3 + y 3 + 3 xy
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(iii) f ( x , y )=2 xy −5 x −2 y +4 x−4 (iv) f ( x , y )=x +3 x+ y − y+ 4
2. In a plane triangle ABC, find the maximum value ofcos A cos B cosC .
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3. Find the absolute maxima and minima of the domain f ( x , y )=x + y on the closed
triangular plate bounded by the lines x=0 , y=0 , y +2 x=2 in the first quadrant.
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4. Find the points on the surface z =xy+ 1 nearest to the origin.
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5. Find the extreme values of f ( x , y )=x + y subject to the constraint3 x +4 xy+6 y =140 .
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6. Find the points on the curve xy =54 nearest to the origin.
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7. Find the point on the sphere x + y + z =24 which is farthest from the point(1,2,−1) .
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8. Find the extreme values of f ( x , y , z )=2 x+3 y +z subject to x + y =5 and x + z=1 .
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9. Maximize the function f ( x , y , z )=x +2 y−z subject to the constraints
2 x− y=0 and y + z=0 .
10. Use Taylor’s formula for f ( x , y ) at the origin up to the third degree.
(i) e x log(1+ y ) (ii)e x cos y (iii) xe y (iv) cos x cos y .
ANSWERS
1. (i) min. at (3,3) , max. at (−7,−7) , saddle point at (−1,5) and(5,−1) .
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(ii) saddle point at(0 , 0 ) , max at (−1,−1) (iii) max. at 9 9 .
(iv) no extreme value.
2. Max at
( 3
, )
π π
3 .
3. Absolute min. 0 at (0 , 0 ) , absolute max.4 at(0 , 2) .
4. (0,0,±1) .
5. Max.value is 70 and min value is 20.
6. (3,±3 √ 2) .
7. 3 √ 6 is the farthest from the point (1,2,−1) .
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4 2 , 4 , −4
9. Max.value is 3 at 3 3 3 .
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y + xy− y 2 + x2 y− xy 2 + y 3 1+ x + [ x2 − y 2 ]+ [ x 3−3 xy 2 ]
10. (i) 2 2 2 3 (ii) 2 6
xy 2 x2 y2
x + xy + 1− −
(iii) 2 (iv) 2 2