Chapter 14

Calculus Early Transcendentals · 394 exercises

Problem 15

Find and sketch the domain of the function. $$f(x, y)=\sqrt{1-x^{2}}-\sqrt{1-y^{2}}$$

5 step solution

Problem 16

Find the local maximum and minimum values and saddle point(s) of the function. If you have three-dimensional graphing software, graph the function with a domain and viewpoint that reveal all the important aspects of the function. $$f(x, y)=e^{y}\left(y^{2}-x^{2}\right)$$

4 step solution

Problem 16

Use Lagrange multipliers to find the maximum and minimum values of the function subject to the given constraint(s). \(f(x, y, z)=3 x-y-3 z\) \(x+y-z=0, \quad x^{2}+2 z^{2}=1\)

7 step solution

Problem 16

\(11-17\) Find the directional derivative of the function at the given point in the direction of the vector \(\mathbf{v}\) . $$f(x, y, z)=\sqrt{x y z}, \quad(3,2,6), \quad \mathbf{v}=\langle- 1,-2,2\rangle$$

5 step solution

Problem 16

\(11-16\) Explain why the function is differentiable at the given point. Then find the linearization \(L(x, y)\) of the function at that point. $$ f(x, y)=\sin (2 x+3 y), \quad(-3,2) $$

5 step solution

Problem 16

\(5-22\) Find the limit, if it exists, or show that the limit does not exist. $$\lim _{(x, y) \rightarrow(0,0)} \frac{x^{2} \sin ^{2} y}{x^{2}+2 y^{2}}$$

7 step solution

Problem 16

Find the first partial derivatives of the function. $$f(x, y)=x^{4} y^{3}+8 x^{2} y$$

3 step solution

Problem 16

Find and sketch the domain of the function. $$f(x, y)=\sqrt{y}+\sqrt{25-x^{2}-y^{2}}$$

5 step solution

Problem 17

Find the local maximum and minimum values and saddle point(s) of the function. If you have three-dimensional graphing software, graph the function with a domain and viewpoint that reveal all the important aspects of the function. $$f(x, y)=y^{2}-2 y \cos x, \quad 1 \leqslant x \leqslant 7$$

5 step solution

Problem 17

Use Lagrange multipliers to find the maximum and minimum values of the function subject to the given constraint(s). \(f(x, y, z)=y z+x y ; \quad x y=1, \quad y^{2}+z^{2}=1\)

6 step solution

Problem 17

\(11-17\) Find the directional derivative of the function at the given point in the direction of the vector \(\mathbf{v}\) . $$g(x, y, z)=(x+2 y+3 z)^{3 / 2}, \quad(1,1,2), \quad \mathbf{v}=2 \mathbf{j}-\mathbf{k}$$

4 step solution

Problem 17

\(17-20\) Use a tree diagram to write out the Chain Rule for the given case. Assume all functions are differentiable. $$u=f(x, y), \quad \text { where } x=x(r, s, t), y=y(r, s, t)$$

4 step solution

Problem 17

\(17-18 \text { Verify the linear approximation at }(0,0)\) $$ \frac{2 x+3}{4 y+1} \approx 3+2 x-12 y $$

5 step solution

Problem 17

\(5-22\) Find the limit, if it exists, or show that the limit does not exist. $$\lim _{(x, y) \rightarrow(0,0)} \frac{x^{2}+y^{2}}{\sqrt{x^{2}+y^{2}+1}-1}$$

5 step solution

Problem 17

Find the first partial derivatives of the function. $$f(x, t)=e^{-t} \cos \pi x$$

4 step solution

Problem 17

Find and sketch the domain of the function. $$f(x, y)=\frac{\sqrt{y-x^{2}}}{1-x^{2}}$$

4 step solution

Problem 18

Find the local maximum and minimum values and saddle point(s) of the function. If you have three-dimensional graphing software, graph the function with a domain and viewpoint that reveal all the important aspects of the function. $$f(x, y)=\sin x \sin y$$ $$-\pi< x <\pi, \quad-\pi< y <\pi$$

4 step solution

Problem 18

Find the extreme values of \(f\) on the region described by the inequality. \(f(x, y)=2 x^{2}+3 y^{2}-4 x-5, \quad x^{2}+y^{2} \leqslant 16\)

6 step solution

Problem 18

\(17-20\) Use a tree diagram to write out the Chain Rule for the given case. Assume all functions are differentiable. $$\begin{array}{l}{R=f(x, y, z, t), \quad \text { where } x=x(u, v, w), y=y(u, v, w)} \\ {z=z(u, v, w), t=t(u, v, w)}\end{array}$$

4 step solution

Problem 18

\(5-22\) Find the limit, if it exists, or show that the limit does not exist. $$\lim _{(x, y) \rightarrow(0,0)} \frac{x y^{4}}{x^{2}+y^{8}}$$

7 step solution

Problem 18

Find the first partial derivatives of the function. $$f(x, t)=\sqrt{x} \ln t$$

3 step solution

Problem 18

Find and sketch the domain of the function. $$f(x, y)=\arcsin \left(x^{2}+y^{2}-2\right)$$

5 step solution

Problem 19

Show that \(f(x, y)=x^{2}+4 y^{2}-4 x y+2\) has an infinite number of critical points and that \(D=0\) at each one. Then show that \(f\) has a local (and absolute) minimum at each critical point.

5 step solution

Problem 19

Find the extreme values of \(f\) on the region described by the inequality. \(f(x, y)=e^{-x y}, \quad x^{2}+4 y^{2} \leqslant 1\)

9 step solution

Problem 19

\(17-20\) Use a tree diagram to write out the Chain Rule for the given case. Assume all functions are differentiable. $$w=f(r, s, t), \quad \text { where } r=r(x, y), \quad s=s(x, y), \quad t=t(x, y)$$

4 step solution

Problem 19

Find the linear approximation of the function \(f(x, y)=\sqrt{20-x^{2}-7 y^{2}}\) at \((2,1)\) and use it to approximate \(f(1.95,1.08) .\)

7 step solution

Problem 19

Find the directional derivative of \(f(x, y)=\sqrt{x y}\) at \(P(2,8)\) in the direction of \(Q(5,4)\)

5 step solution

Problem 19

5-22 Find the limit, if it exists, or show that the limit does not exist. $$\lim _{(x, y, z) \rightarrow(3,0,1)} e^{-x y} \sin (\pi z / 2)$$

4 step solution

Problem 19

Find the first partial derivatives of the function. $$z=(2 x+3 y)^{10}$$

5 step solution

Problem 19

Find and sketch the domain of the function. $$f(x, y, z)=\sqrt{1-x^{2}-y^{2}-z^{2}}$$

4 step solution

Problem 20

Show that \(f(x, y)=x^{2} y e^{-x^{2}-y^{2}}\) has maximum values at \((\pm 1,1 / \sqrt{2})\) and minimum values at \((\pm 1,-1 / \sqrt{2}) .\) Show also that \(f\) has infinfinitely many other critical points and \(D=0\) at each of them. Which of them give rise to maximum values? Minimum values? Saddle points?

5 step solution

Problem 20

Consider the problem of maximizing the function \(f(x, y)=2 x+3 y\) subject to the constraint \(\sqrt{x}+\sqrt{y}=5\) (a) Try using Lagrange multipliers to solve the problem. (b) Does \(f(25,0)\) give a larger value than the one in part (a)? (c) Solve the problem by graphing the constraint equation and several level curves of \(f\) . (d) Explain why the method of Lagrange multipliers fails to solve the problem. (e) What is the significance of \(f(9,4) ?\)

8 step solution

Problem 20

Find the linear approximation of the function \(f(x, y)=\ln (x-3 y)\) at \((7,2)\) and use it to approximate \(f(6.9,2.06) .\) Illustrate by graphing \(f\) and the tangent plane.

6 step solution

Problem 20

\(17-20\) Use a tree diagram to write out the Chain Rule for the given case. Assume all functions are differentiable. $$\begin{array}{l}{t=f(u, v, w), \quad \text { where } u=u(p, q, r, s), v=v(p, q, r, s),} \\ {w=w(p, q, r, s)}\end{array}$$

4 step solution

Problem 20

\(5-22\) Find the limit, if it exists, or show that the limit does not exist. $$\lim _{(x, y, z) \rightarrow(0,0,0)} \frac{x^{2}+2 y^{2}+3 z^{2}}{x^{2}+y^{2}+z^{2}}$$

3 step solution

Problem 20

Find the directional derivative of \(f(x, y, z)=x y+y z+z x\) at \(P(1,-1,3)\) in the direction of \(Q(2,4,5)\)

5 step solution

Problem 20

Find the first partial derivatives of the function. $$z=\tan x y$$

3 step solution

Problem 20

Find and sketch the domain of the function. $$f(x, y, z)=\ln \left(16-4 x^{2}-4 y^{2}-z^{2}\right)$$

5 step solution

Problem 21

Use a graph and/or level curves to estimate the local maximum and minimum values and saddle point(s) of the function. Then use calculus to find these values precisely. $$f(x, y)=x^{2}+y^{2}+x^{-2} y^{-2}$$

7 step solution

Problem 21

Consider the problem of minimizing the function \(f(x, y)=x\) on the curve \(y^{2}+x^{4}-x^{3}=0\) (a piriform). (a) Try using Lagrange multipliers to solve the problem. (b) Show that the minimum value is \(f(0,0)=0\) but the Lagrange condition \(\nabla f(0,0)=\lambda \nabla g(0,0)\) is not satisfied for any value of \(\lambda .\) (c) Explain why Lagrange multipliers fail to find the minimum value in this case.

8 step solution

Problem 21

\(21-26\) Use the Chain Rule to find the indicated partial derivatives. $$\begin{array}{ll}{z=x^{2}+x y^{3},} & {x=u v^{2}+w^{3}, \quad y=u+v e^{m}} \\\ {\frac{\partial z}{\partial u}, \frac{\partial z}{\partial v}, \frac{\partial z}{\partial w}} & {\text { when } u=2, v=1, w=0}\end{array}$$

8 step solution

Problem 21

Find the linear approximation of the function \(f(x, y, z)=\sqrt{x^{2}+y^{2}+z^{2}}\) at \((3,2,6)\) and use it to approximate the number \(\sqrt{(3.02)^{2}+(1.97)^{2}+(5.99)^{2}}\)

7 step solution

Problem 21

\(5-22\) Find the limit, if it exists, or show that the limit does not exist. $$\lim _{(x, y, z) \rightarrow(0,0,0)} \frac{x y+y z^{2}+x z^{2}}{x^{2}+y^{2}+z^{4}}$$

5 step solution

Problem 21

\(21-26\) Find the maximum rate of change of \(f\) at the given point and the direction in which it occurs. $$f(x, y)=y^{2} / x, \quad(2,4)$$

6 step solution

Problem 21

Find the first partial derivatives of the function. $$f(x, y)=\frac{x-y}{x+y}$$

4 step solution

Problem 21

Sketch the graph of the function. $$f(x, y)=3$$

4 step solution

Problem 22

Use a graph and/or level curves to estimate the local maximum and minimum values and saddle point(s) of the function. Then use calculus to find these values precisely. $$f(x, y)=x y e^{-x^{2}-y^{2}}$$

7 step solution

Problem 22

(a) If your computer algebra system plots implicitly defined curves, use it to estimate the minimum and maximum values of \(f(x, y)=x^{3}+y^{3}+3 x y\) subject to the constraint \((x-3)^{2}+(y-3)^{2}=9\) by graphical methods. (b) Solve the problem in part (a) with the aid of Lagrange multipliers. Use your CAS to solve the equations numerically. Compare your answers with those in part (a).

7 step solution

Problem 22

\(21-26\) Use the Chain Rule to find the indicated partial derivatives. $$\begin{array}{l}{u=\sqrt{r^{2}+s^{2}}, \quad r=y+x \cos t, \quad s=x+y \sin t} \\ {\frac{\partial u}{\partial x}, \frac{\partial u}{\partial y}, \frac{\partial u}{\partial t} \quad \text { when } x=1, y=2, t=0}\end{array}$$

4 step solution

Problem 22

\(5-22\) Find the limit, if it exists, or show that the limit does not exist. $$\lim _{(x, y, z) \rightarrow(0,0,0)} \frac{y z}{x^{2}+4 y^{2}+9 z^{2}}$$

7 step solution

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