R V COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

(An autonomous institution affiliated to VTU, Belgaum)

DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS

LINEAR ALGEBRA, CALCULUS AND STATISTICS (22MA11C)

Multivariable Functions and Partial Differentiation

TUTORIAL SHEET-1

∂y 2 ∂x 2
1. 1. If 𝑥 = 𝑟 cos 𝜃 , 𝑦 = 𝑟 sin 𝜃, then (∂θ) + (∂θ) = ____________ Ans: r
𝜕2 𝑧
2. If 𝑧 = 𝑥 sin 𝑦 + 𝑦 sin 𝑥, then 𝜕𝑥𝜕𝑦 = _______________________Ans: cos 𝑦 + cos 𝑥
2 +𝑥𝑦 ∂z 2 +𝑥𝑦
3. If 𝑧 = 𝑒 2𝑥 , then ∂y = _______________________Ans: 𝑥𝑒 2𝑥
4. The steady state temperature of a metal sheet is 𝑇(𝑥, 𝑦) = 𝑥 2 − 𝑎2 𝑦 2 . The values of ‘a’
for which 𝑇(𝑥, 𝑦) satisfies the Laplace equation 𝑇𝑥𝑥 + 𝑇𝑦𝑦 = 0 are ____________. Ans:
±𝑎
∂u
5. If 𝑢 = 𝑦 cos(𝑥𝑦) then ∂y at the point (1, 𝜋) is ________________. Ans: -1
6. If 𝑉 = 𝑓(𝑥 − 𝑐𝑡) + 𝑔(𝑥 + 𝑐𝑡) where 𝑓 and 𝑔 are arbitrary functions of 𝑥 − 𝑐𝑡 and 𝑥 + 𝑐𝑡
𝜕2 V 𝜕2 V
respectively and 𝑐 is a constant, then show that = 𝑐2
𝜕𝑡 2 𝜕𝑥 2
𝑥+𝑦 𝜕2 u 𝜕2 u
7. If 𝑢 = 𝑥−𝑦 ,verify that =
𝜕𝑥𝜕𝑦 𝜕𝑦𝜕𝑥
𝜕𝑢 𝜕2 𝑢
8. If 𝑢 = 𝑎𝑒 −𝑔𝑥 sin(𝑛𝑡 − 𝑔𝑥), where 𝑎, 𝑔 and 𝑛 are positive constants and = 𝜇 𝜕𝑥 2 ,
𝜕𝑡
𝑛
show that 𝑔 = √2𝜇.

9. If V is the volume and S is the total surface area of rectangular box of length x, breadth y
and height z, find
(i) the rate of change of V with respect to x if y =4 and z= 12,
(ii) the rate of change of S with respect to z if x = 3 and y = 4.
Ans: (i) 48 (ii)14
𝜕 𝜕 𝜕 2 9
10. If 𝑢 = log(𝑥 3 + 𝑦 3 + 𝑧 3 − 3𝑥𝑦𝑧), then show that (𝜕𝑥 + 𝜕𝑦 + 𝜕𝑧) 𝑢 = − (𝑥+𝑦+𝑧)2.

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 R V COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
(An autonomous institution affiliated to VTU, Belgaum)
DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS

LINEAR ALGEBRA, CALCULUS AND STATISTICS (22MA11C)

Multivariable Functions and Partial Differentiation

TUTORIAL SHEET-2

1. Given z = xy2 + x3y where x and y are functions of t with x(1) = 1, y(1) = 2, x ′ (1) =
dz
3 and y ′ (1) = 4. The value of dt at t = 1 is __________________. Ans: 16
dy
2. For the implicit function (cosx)y = (siny)x , dx = _______.
𝑦(𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑥)𝑦−1 (−𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥)−(𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑦)𝑥 𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑦
Ans:− [ (𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑥)𝑦 𝑙𝑜𝑔(𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑥)−𝑥(𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑦)𝑥−1 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑦 ]
1
3. Given ‘t’ represents time and u = x 2 − y 2 , x = t , y = et then the rate of change of u
-2
with respect to ‘t’ is ______________________ . Ans: − 2e2t
𝑡3
dy 𝑒 𝑥 −2𝑦
4. For the implicit function 𝑒 𝑥 − 𝑒 𝑦 = 2𝑥𝑦, = _________________. Ans: [𝑒 𝑦 +2𝑥]
dx
dz −(2𝑥+3) 2𝑦
5. Given, 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 + 3𝑥𝑧 = 1 and 𝑥 + 𝑦 = 1, then dx = _______ Ans: + 3𝑥
3
∂z 𝜕𝑧
6. If 𝑧 = 𝑧(𝑥, 𝑦), 𝑥 = 𝑒 𝑢 sin 𝑣 , 𝑦 = 𝑒 𝑣 cos 𝑣, then ___________. Ans: 𝜕𝑥 𝑒 𝑢 sin 𝑣
∂u
𝑑𝑢
7. If 𝑢 = 𝑥𝑦𝑧 where 𝑥 = 𝑒 −𝑡 , 𝑦 = 𝑒 −𝑡 𝑠𝑖𝑛2 𝑡 , 𝑧 = 𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝑡 , then find .
𝑑𝑡
Ans: 𝑒 −t sin2 t(3cost − 2sint)
dz
8. If 𝑧 = 𝑥 2 + 2xy + 4𝑦 2 and 𝑦 = 𝑒 3x , find dx . Ans: 2(𝑥 + 𝑒 3x ) + 2(x + 4𝑒 3x )3𝑒 3x
9. If z is a function of x and y and if 𝑥 = 𝑒 𝑢 sin 𝑣 , 𝑦 = 𝑒 𝑢 cos 𝑣 , prove that
∂z 𝜕𝑧 𝜕𝑧
(i) = 𝑥 𝜕𝑥 + 𝑦 𝜕𝑦
∂u
𝜕𝑧 ∂z ∂z
(ii) = 𝑒 −𝑢 (sin 𝑣 + cos 𝑣 )
𝜕𝑥 ∂u ∂v
𝜕𝑢 𝜕𝑢 𝜕𝑢
10. If 𝑢 = 𝑓(𝑥 − 𝑦, 𝑦 − 𝑧, 𝑧 − 𝑥) , show that 𝜕𝑥 + 𝜕𝑦 + 𝜕𝑧 = 0.
𝑦 𝑥 𝜕2 𝑢
11. If 𝑢 = 𝑥 2 tan−1 (𝑥 ) − 𝑦 2 tan−1 (𝑦), determine 𝜕𝑥𝜕𝑦.

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 R V COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
(An autonomous institution affiliated to VTU, Belgaum)
DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS

LINEAR ALGEBRA, CALCULUS AND STATISTICS (22MA11C)

Multivariable Functions and Partial Differentiation

TUTORIAL SHEET-3

1. Match the following:

i) If x = eu sinv , y = ev cosv then a) 1

x ,y
J ( u,v ) = ______________ . 4vsin2u

ii) If (a,b) is a stationary point of f(x,y) b) minimum

and fxx = 3, fxy = 2 and fyy = 2 at this
point then the nature of (a,b) is____.

iii) The nature of the point (1, -1) to the c) eu+v (sinvcosv − sin2 v)
function f(x,y) = x3 + 3xy2-3x2-3y2+7 is d) vsin2u
________________________ . 4

iv) If 𝜕(𝑥,𝑦) ∂(x,y) 1

= vsin2u and = 4 then e) Neither maximum nor minimum
𝜕(𝑢,𝑣) ∂(r,θ) f) Saddle point
∂(u,v)
=______________. g) maximum
∂(r,θ)
h) eu+v (sinvcosv − sin2 v) − eu cosv

Ans: (i) - (c) (ii) –(g) (iii) – (e) (iv) – (a)

𝜋 𝜋
2. Find the extreme values of sin 𝑥 + sin 𝑦 + sin(𝑥 + 𝑦). Ans: Maximum value at (3 , 3 ),
3√3
maximum value is 2
3. Find the volume of largest rectangular parallelepiped that can be inscribed in an ellipsoid
𝑥2 𝑦2 𝑧2 8𝑎𝑏𝑐
+ 𝑏2 + 𝑐 2 = 1.Ans: Maximum volume = 3√3
𝑎2
4. Find the maximum and minimum distances of the point (1, 2, 3) from the sphere 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 +
𝑧 2 = 56 using Lagrange’s Method of undetermined multipliers. Ans: Minimum distance at (2,
4 , 6) = √14, Maximum distance at ( -2,-4,-6), maximum distance = √126
𝑥 2 −𝑦 2 2𝑥𝑦
5. Show that 𝑢 = 𝑥 2 +𝑦 2 , 𝑣 = 𝑥 2 +𝑦 2 are functionally dependent and find the relation between
them. Ans: 𝑢2 + 𝑣 2 = 1.
𝜕(𝑢,𝑣,𝑤)
6. For 𝑢 = 𝑥𝑦𝑧, 𝑣 = 𝑦𝑧 + 𝑧𝑥 + 𝑥𝑦 , 𝑤 = 𝑥 + 𝑦 + 𝑧, find 𝜕(𝑥,𝑦,𝑧) , Ans: (𝑦 − 𝑧)(𝑧 − 𝑥)(𝑥 − 𝑦).
7. If 𝑥 = 𝑒 𝑣 sec 𝑢 , 𝑦 = 𝑒 𝑣 tan 𝑢, then verify that 𝐽𝐽′ = 1 .

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