Chapter 13
Calculus with Concepts in Calculus · 350 exercises
Problem 18
Find the first partial derivatives of the function. $$ w=\left(\frac{x}{y}\right)^{z} $$
4 step solution
Problem 18
Determine whether \(\lim _{(x, y) \rightarrow(0,0)} \frac{x^{2} \sin x}{x^{2}+y^{2}}\) exists.
5 step solution
Problem 18
Sketch the level curve \(f(x, y)=c\). \(f(x, y)=2 y-\cos x ; c=0,1,2\)
5 step solution
Problem 19
$$ \begin{aligned} &\text { Let } x, y, \text { and } z \text { denote the angles of an arbitrary triangle. }\\\ &\text { Find the maximum value of } \sin x \sin y \sin z \text { . } \end{aligned} $$
4 step solution
Problem 19
Find all critical points. Determine whether each critical point yields a relative maximum value, a relative minimum value, or a saddle point. $$ f(x, y)=e^{x y} $$
5 step solution
Problem 19
Compute \(d w / d t\) $$ w=\sin x y^{2} z^{3} ; x=3 t, y=t^{1 / 2}, z=t^{1 / 3} $$
7 step solution
Problem 19
Determine \(d f\). $$ f(x, y, z)=z^{2} \sqrt{1+x^{2}+y^{2}} $$
3 step solution
Problem 19
Find the direction in which \(f\) increases most rapidly at the given point, and find the maximal directional derivative at that point. $$ f(x, y, z)=e^{x}+e^{y}+e^{2 z} ;(1,1,-1) $$
5 step solution
Problem 19
Find the first partial derivatives of the function. $$ w=\sin ^{-1} \frac{1}{1+x y z^{2}} $$
6 step solution
Problem 19
Use the definition of \(\lim _{(x, y)_{\vec{R}}\left(x_{0}, y_{0}\right)} f(x, y)\) to determine whether the given limit exists for the given region \(R\). If the limit exists, find it. \(\lim _{(x, y) \vec{R}(0,0)} \frac{\sin (x-y)}{x-y} ; R\) consists of all \((x, y)\) such that \(x \neq y\)
4 step solution
Problem 19
Sketch the graph of \(f\). \(f(x, y)=x+2 y\)
5 step solution
Problem 20
Find the minimum volume of a tetrahedron in the first octant bounded by the planes \(x=0, y=0, z=0\), and \(a\) plane tangent to the sphere \(x^{2}+y^{2}+z^{2}=1\). (Hint: If the plane is tangent to the sphere at the point \(\left(x_{0}, y_{0}, z_{0}\right)\), then the volume of the tetrahedron is \(1 /\left(6 x_{0} y_{0} z_{0}\right)\).)
7 step solution
Problem 20
Find all critical points. Determine whether each critical point yields a
relative maximum value, a relative minimum value, or a saddle point.
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f(x, y)=\sin x+\sin y \text { for } 0
4 step solution
Problem 20
Compute \(d w / d t\) $$ w=\sqrt{x^{2}+y^{2}}-\sqrt{y^{3}-z^{3}} ; x=t^{2}, y=t^{3}, z=-t^{3} $$
6 step solution
Problem 20
Determine \(d f\). $$ f(x, y, z)=\ln \sqrt{x^{2}+y^{2}+z^{2}} $$
5 step solution
Problem 20
Find the direction in which \(f\) increases most rapidly at the given point, and find the maximal directional derivative at that point. $$ f(x, y, z)=\cos x y z ;\left(\frac{1}{3}, \frac{1}{2}, \pi\right) $$
4 step solution
Problem 20
Find the first partial derivatives of \(f\) at the given point. $$ f(x, y)=x^{4}-6 x^{2}-3 x y^{2}+17 ;(-1,2) $$
5 step solution
Problem 20
Use the definition of \(\lim _{(x, y)_{\vec{R}}\left(x_{0}, y_{0}\right)} f(x, y)\) to determine whether the given limit exists for the given region \(R\). If the limit exists, find it. \(\lim _{(x, y) \vec{R}(0,0)} \frac{x}{x-y} ; R\) consists of all \((x, y)\) such that \(x \neq y\)
5 step solution
Problem 21
A rectangular parallelepiped lies in the first octant, with three sides on the coordinate planes and one vertex on the plane \(2 x+y+4 z=12 .\) Find the maximum possible volume of the parallelepiped.
8 step solution
Problem 21
Find all critical points. Determine whether each critical point yields a relative maximum value, a relative minimum value, or a saddle point. $$ f(x, y)=\sin x+\sin y $$
4 step solution
Problem 21
Find \(\partial w / \partial u\) and \(\partial w / \partial v\). $$ w=\frac{y z}{x^{2}+x y} ; x=u^{2}, y=v^{2}, z=u^{2}-v^{2} $$
4 step solution
Problem 21
Determine \(d f\). $$ f(x, y, z)=x e^{y^{2}-z^{2}} $$
3 step solution
Problem 21
From (1) it follows that the directional derivative of a function \(f\) at a point is smallest in the direction opposite to the gradient of \(f\) at that point. Thus we say that a function decreases most rapidly in the direction opposite the gradient.Find the direction in which the function decreases most rapidly at the given point. $$ f(x, y)=\sin \pi x y ;\left(\frac{1}{2}, \frac{2}{3}\right) $$
3 step solution
Problem 21
Find the first partial derivatives of \(f\) at the given point. $$ f(x, y)=\sqrt{4 x^{2}+y^{2}} ;(2,-3) $$
4 step solution
Problem 21
Sketch the graph of \(f\). \(f(x, y)=\sqrt{4-x^{2}-y^{2}}\)
4 step solution
Problem 22
Find all critical points. Determine whether each critical point yields a relative maximum value, a relative minimum value, or a saddle point. $$ k(u, v)=(u+v)^{2} $$
4 step solution
Problem 22
Find \(\partial w / \partial u\) and \(\partial w / \partial v\). $$ \begin{aligned} &w=x^{2}-2 y-7 z ; x=v \cos (\pi-u) \\ &y=u \sin (\pi-v), z=u v \end{aligned} $$
4 step solution
Problem 22
Determine \(d f\). $$ f(x, y, z)=\frac{x}{x^{2}+y^{2}+z^{2}} $$
6 step solution
Problem 22
From (1) it follows that the directional derivative of a function \(f\) at a point is smallest in the direction opposite to the gradient of \(f\) at that point. Thus we say that a function decreases most rapidly in the direction opposite the gradient.Find the direction in which the function decreases most rapidly at the given point. $$ f(x, y)=\tan ^{-1}(x-y) ;(2,-2) $$
4 step solution
Problem 22
Find the first partial derivatives of \(f\) at the given point. $$ f(x, y, z)=x y^{2} \sin z ;(-1,2,0) $$
7 step solution
Problem 22
Use the definition of \(\lim _{(x, y)_{\vec{R}}\left(x_{0}, y_{0}\right)} f(x, y)\) to determine whether the given limit exists for the given region \(R\). If the limit exists, find it. \(\lim _{(x, y) \vec{R}(0,0)} x e^{-1 / y \mid} ; R\) consists of all \((x, y)\) such that \(y \neq 0\)
6 step solution
Problem 23
Find the points on the parabola \(y=x^{2}+2 x\) that are closest to the point \((-1,0)\).
7 step solution
Problem 23
Find all critical points. Determine whether each critical point yields a relative maximum value, a relative minimum value, or a saddle point. $$ f(x, y)=(y+a x+b)^{2}, \text { where } a \text { and } b \text { are constants } $$
5 step solution
Problem 23
Find \(\partial w / \partial u\) and \(\partial w / \partial v\). $$ w=y \ln x z ; x=v e^{u}, y=u^{2} v^{4}, z=u e^{v} $$
4 step solution
Problem 23
When two resistors having resistances \(R_{1}\) and \(R_{2}\) are connected in parallel, the resistance of the combination is given by $$ R=\frac{R_{1} R_{2}}{R_{1}+R_{2}} $$ Suppose \(R_{1}\) and \(R_{2}\) are measured as 2 and 6 ohms, respectively, so that the corresponding value of \(R\) is \(1.5\). If the measurement error in \(R_{1}\) is at most \(0.01\) ohms and the measurement error in \(R_{2}\) is at most \(0.02\), estimate the maximum error in \(R\).
4 step solution
Problem 23
From (1) it follows that the directional derivative of a function \(f\) at a point is smallest in the direction opposite to the gradient of \(f\) at that point. Thus we say that a function decreases most rapidly in the direction opposite the gradient.Find the direction in which the function decreases most rapidly at the given point. $$ f(x, y, z)=\frac{x-z}{y+z} ;(-1,1,3) $$
7 step solution
Problem 23
Find the first partial derivatives of \(f\) at the given point. $$ f(x, y, z)=e^{2 x-4 y-z} ;(0,-1,1) $$
7 step solution
Problem 23
Explain why \(f\) is continuous. $$ f(x, y)=x y^{2} $$
4 step solution
Problem 24
A rectangular printed page is to have margins 2 inches wide at the top and the bottom and margins 1 inch wide on each of the two sides. If the page is to have 35 square inches of printing, determine the minimum possible area of the page itself.
9 step solution
Problem 24
Let \(a\) and \(b\) be nonzero and \(f(x, y)=\left(a x^{2}+b y^{2}\right) e^{-x^{2}-y^{2}}\). Show that if \(a \neq b\), then there are five critical points of \(f\), whereas if \(a=b\), then the critical points consist of a circle and its center.
5 step solution
Problem 24
Find \(\partial w / \partial u\) and \(\partial w / \partial v\). $$ w=e^{x / y}+e^{z / x} ; x=\frac{\ln u}{v}, y=\ln u, z=\frac{\ln u}{u v} $$
8 step solution
Problem 24
Suppose a gas station has an underground tank in the shape of a rectangular parallelepiped that measures 10 feet by 8 feet by 6 feet, with error of at most \(0.005\) feet in each measurement. If the tank is filled with gasoline costing $$\$ 10$$ per cubic foot, estimate by how much the cost of the gasoline can vary from $$\$ 4800$$.
4 step solution
Problem 24
Find a vector that is normal to the graph of the equation at the given point. Assume that each curve is smooth. $$ x^{3}-3 x^{2} y+y^{2}=5 ;(1,-1) $$
5 step solution
Problem 24
Find the first partial derivatives of \(f\) at the given point. $$ f(x, y)=\left\\{\begin{array}{ll} \frac{x^{3}+y^{3}}{x^{2}+y^{2}} & \text { for }(x, y) \neq(0,0) \\ 0 & \text { for }(x, y)=(0,0) \end{array} ;(0,0)\right. $$
10 step solution
Problem 24
Explain why \(f\) is continuous. $$ f(x, y, z)=3 x^{2} z-\pi \frac{x y}{z} $$
4 step solution
Problem 24
Sketch the graph of the equation. \(z=2\)
4 step solution
Problem 25
An isosceles triangle is inscribed in a circle of radius \(r\). Find the maximum possible area of the triangle.
5 step solution
Problem 25
Find the extreme values of \(f\) on \(R\). $$ f(x, y)=x^{2}-y^{2} ; R \text { is the disk } x^{2}+y^{2} \leq 1 $$
5 step solution
Problem 25
Find \(d y / d x\) by implicit differentiation. $$ x^{3}+4 x^{2} y-3 x y^{2}+2 y^{3}+5=0 $$
3 step solution
Problem 25
Find a vector that is normal to the graph of the equation at the given point. Assume that each curve is smooth. $$ \sin \pi x y=\sqrt{3} / 2 ;\left(\frac{1}{6}, 2\right) $$
5 step solution