Chapter 4

Calculus Volume 3 · 369 exercises

Problem 176

Find the equation for the tangent plane to the surface at the indicated point. \(x^{2}+4 y^{2}=z^{2}, P(3,2,5)\)

5 step solution

Problem 177

Find the equation for the tangent plane to the surface at the indicated point. \(x^{3}+y^{3}=3 x y z, P\left(1,2, \frac{3}{2}\right)\)

5 step solution

Problem 178

Find the equation for the tangent plane to the surface at the indicated point. \(\quad z=\operatorname{axy}, P\left(1, \frac{1}{a}, 1\right)\)

5 step solution

Problem 179

Find the equation for the tangent plane to the surface at the indicated point. \(z=\sin x+\sin y+\sin (x+y), P(0,0,0)\)

4 step solution

Problem 180

Find the equation for the tangent plane to the surface at the indicated point. \(h(x, y)=\ln \sqrt{x^{2}+y^{2}}, P(3,4)\)

5 step solution

Problem 181

Find the equation for the tangent plane to the surface at the indicated point. \(z=x^{2}-2 x y+y^{2}, P(1,2,1)\)

5 step solution

Problem 183

Find parametric equations for the normal line to the surface at the indicated point. (Recall that to find the equation of a line in space, you need a point on the line, \(P_{0}\left(x_{0}, y_{0}, z_{0}\right),\) and a vector \(\mathbf{n}=\langle a, b, c\rangle\) that is parallel to the line. Then the equation of \(\quad\) the \(\quad\) line \(\quad\) is \(\left.x-x_{0}=a t, y-y_{0}=b t, z-z_{0}=c t .\right)\). \(z=5 x^{2}-2 y^{2}, P(2,1,18)\)

3 step solution

Problem 186

Find parametric equations for the normal line to the surface at the indicated point. (Recall that to find the equation of a line in space, you need a point on the line, \(P_{0}\left(x_{0}, y_{0}, z_{0}\right),\) and a vector \(\mathbf{n}=\langle a, b, c\rangle\) that is parallel to the line. Then the equation of \(\quad\) the \(\quad\) line \(\quad\) is \(\left.x-x_{0}=a t, y-y_{0}=b t, z-z_{0}=c t .\right)\). \(z=e^{4 x^{2}+6 y^{2}}, P(0,0,1)\)

4 step solution

Problem 187

Find parametric equations for the normal line to the surface at the indicated point. (Recall that to find the equation of a line in space, you need a point on the line, \(P_{0}\left(x_{0}, y_{0}, z_{0}\right),\) and a vector \(\mathbf{n}=\langle a, b, c\rangle\) that is parallel to the line. Then the equation of \(\quad\) the \(\quad\) line \(\quad\) is \(\left.x-x_{0}=a t, y-y_{0}=b t, z-z_{0}=c t .\right)\). \(z=x^{2}-2 x y+y^{2}\) at point \(P(1,2,1)\)

2 step solution

Problem 191

Complete each task. Show that \(f(x, y)=e^{x y} x\) is differentiable at point (1,0)

5 step solution

Problem 192

Complete each task. Find the total differential of the function \(w=e^{y} \cos (x)+z^{2}\)

5 step solution

Problem 193

Complete each task. Show that \(f(x, y)=x^{2}+3 y\) is differentiable at every point. In other words, show that \(\Delta z=f(x+\Delta x, y+\Delta y)-f(x, y)=f_{x} \Delta x+f_{y} \Delta y+\varepsilon_{1} \Delta x+\varepsilon_{2} \Delta y\) where both \(\varepsilon_{1}\) and \(\varepsilon_{2}\) approach zero as \((\Delta x, \Delta y)\) approaches (0,0) .

7 step solution

Problem 194

Complete each task. Find the total differential of the function \(z=\frac{x y}{y+x}\) where \(x\) changes from 10 to 10.5 and \(y\) changes from 15 to \(13 .\)

6 step solution

Problem 195

Complete each task. Let \(z=f(x, y)=x e^{y}\). Compute \(\Delta z\) from \(P(1,2)\) to \(Q(1.05,2.1)\) and then find the approximate change in \(z\) from point \(P\) to point Q. \(\quad\) Recall \(\Delta z=f(x+\Delta x, y+\Delta y)-f(x, y), \quad\) and \(d z\) and \(\Delta z\) are approximately equal.

7 step solution

Problem 196

Complete each task. The volume of a right circular cylinder is given by \(V(r, h)=\pi r^{2} h .\) Find the differential \(d V\). Interpret the formula geometrically.

6 step solution

Problem 198

Use the differential \(d z\) to approximate the change in \(z=\sqrt{4-x^{2}-y^{2}}\) as \((x, y)\) moves from point (1,1) to point (1.01,0.97) . Compare this approximation with the actual change in the function.

7 step solution

Problem 199

Let \(z=f(x, y)=x^{2}+3 x y-y^{2}\). Find the exact change in the function and the approximate change in the function as \(x\) changes from 2.00 to 2.05 and \(y\) changes from 3.00 to 2.96 .

6 step solution

Problem 200

The centripetal acceleration of a particle moving in a circle is given by \(a(r, v)=\frac{v^{2}}{r},\) where \(v\) is the velocity and \(r\) is the radius of the circle. Approximate the maximum percent error in measuring the acceleration resulting from errors of \(3 \%\) in \(v\) and \(2 \%\) in \(r\). (Recall that the percentage error is the ratio of the amount of error over the original amount. So, in this case, the percentage error in \(a\) is given by \(\frac{d a}{a} .\) )

5 step solution

Problem 201

The radius \(r\) and height \(h\) of a right circular cylinder are measured with possible errors of \(4 \%\) and \(5 \%\) respectively. Approximate the maximum possible percentage error in measuring the volume (Recall that the percentage error is the ratio of the amount of error over the original amount. So, in this case, the percentage error in \(V\) is given by \(\frac{d V}{V}\).)

5 step solution

Problem 202

The base radius and height of a right circular cone are measured as 10 in. and 25 in., respectively, with a possible error in measurement of as much as 0.1 in. each. Use differentials to estimate the maximum error in the calculated volume of the cone.

6 step solution

Problem 203

The electrical resistance \(R\) produced by wiring resistors \(R_{1}\) and \(R_{2}\) in parallel can be calculated from the formula \(\frac{1}{R}=\frac{1}{R_{1}}+\frac{1}{R_{2}}\). If \(R_{1}\) and \(R_{2}\) are measured to be \(7 \Omega\) and \(6 \Omega,\) respectively, and if these measurements are accurate to within \(0.05 \Omega\), estimate the maximum possible error in computing \(R\). (The symbol \(\Omega\) represents an ohm, the unit of electrical resistance.)

6 step solution

Problem 204

The area of an ellipse with axes of length \(2 a\) and \(2 b\) is given by the formula \(A=\pi a b\). Approximate the percent change in the area when \(a\) increases by \(2 \%\) and \(b\) increases by \(1.5 \%\)

5 step solution

Problem 205

The period \(T\) of a simple pendulum with small oscillations is calculated from the formula \(T=2 \pi \sqrt{\frac{L}{g}}\), where \(L\) is the length of the pendulum and \(g\) is the acceleration resulting from gravity. Suppose that \(L\) and \(g\) have errors of, at most, \(0.5 \%\) and \(0.1 \%\), respectively. Use differentials to approximate the maximum percentage error in the calculated value of \(T\).

6 step solution

Problem 206

Electrical power \(P\) is given by \(P=\frac{V^{2}}{R},\) where \(V\) is the voltage and \(R\) is the resistance. Approximate the maximum percentage error in calculating power if 120 \(V\) is applied to a \(2000-\Omega\) resistor and the possible percent errors in measuring \(V\) and \(R\) are \(3 \%\) and \(4 \%\), respectively.

5 step solution

Problem 207

Find the linear approximation of each function at the indicated point. \(\quad f(x, y)=x \sqrt{y}, \quad P(1,4)\)

4 step solution

Problem 208

Find the linear approximation of each function at the indicated point. \(\quad f(x, y)=e^{x} \cos y ; P(0,0)\)

5 step solution

Problem 209

Find the linear approximation of each function at the indicated point. \(\quad f(x, y)=\arctan (x+2 y), P(1,0)\)

5 step solution

Problem 210

Find the linear approximation of each function at the indicated point. \(\quad f(x, y)=\sqrt{20-x^{2}-7 y^{2}}, \quad P(2,1)\)

6 step solution

Problem 211

Find the linear approximation of each function at the indicated point. \(\quad f(x, y, z)=\sqrt{x^{2}+y^{2}+z^{2}}, \quad P(3,2,6)\)

6 step solution

Problem 213

Find the equation for the tangent plane to the surface at the indicated point, and graph the surface and the tangent plane: \(z=\ln \left(10 x^{2}+2 y^{2}+1\right), P(0,0,0)\)

5 step solution

Problem 214

Find the equation of the tangent plane to the surface \(z=f(x, y)=\sin \left(x+y^{2}\right)\) at point \(\left(\frac{\pi}{4}, 0, \frac{\sqrt{2}}{2}\right),\) and graph the surface and the tangent plane.

6 step solution

Problem 215

Use the information provided to solve the problem. Let \(w(x, y, z)=x y \cos z, \quad\) where \(x=t, y=t^{2},\) and \(z=\arcsin t .\) Find \(\frac{d w}{d t}\)

9 step solution

Problem 217

Use the information provided to solve the problem. If \(w=5 x^{2}+2 y^{2}, x=-3 s+t,\) and \(y=s-4 t\), find \(\frac{\partial w}{\partial s}\) and \(\frac{\partial w}{\partial t}\).

5 step solution

Problem 218

Use the information provided to solve the problem. If \(w=x y^{2}, x=5 \cos (2 t), \quad\) and \(\quad y=5 \sin (2 t)\), find \(\frac{\partial w}{\partial t}\).

5 step solution

Problem 219

Use the information provided to solve the problem. If \(f(x, y)=x y, x=r \cos \theta, \quad\) and \(\quad y=r \sin \theta,\) find \(\frac{\partial f}{\partial r}\) and express the answer in terms of \(r\) and \(\theta\).

4 step solution

Problem 221

Find \(\frac{d f}{d t}\) using the chain rule and direct substitution. \(\quad f(x, y)=x^{2}+y^{2}, \quad x=t, y=t^{2}\)

3 step solution

Problem 222

Find \(\frac{d f}{d t}\) using the chain rule and direct substitution. \(\quad f(x, y)=\sqrt{x^{2}+y^{2}}, y=t^{2}, x=t\)

6 step solution

Problem 223

Find \(\frac{d f}{d t}\) using the chain rule and direct substitution. \(\quad f(x, y)=x y, x=1-\sqrt{t}, y=1+\sqrt{t}\)

7 step solution

Problem 224

Find \(\frac{d f}{d t}\) using the chain rule and direct substitution. \(\quad f(x, y)=\frac{x}{y}, x=e^{t}, y=2 e^{t}\)

3 step solution

Problem 225

Find \(\frac{d f}{d t}\) using the chain rule and direct substitution. \(\quad f(x, y)=\ln (x+y), \quad x=e^{t}, y=e^{t}\)

6 step solution

Problem 226

Find \(\frac{d f}{d t}\) using the chain rule and direct substitution. \(\quad f(x, y)=x^{4}, \quad x=t, y=t\)

4 step solution

Problem 227

Let \(w(x, y, z)=x^{2}+y^{2}+z^{2}\) \(x=\cos t, y=\sin t, \quad\) and \(z=e^{t} .\) Express \(w\) as a function of \(t\) and find \(\frac{d w}{d t}\) directly. Then, find \(\frac{d w}{d t}\) using the chain rule.

6 step solution

Problem 228

Let \(z=x^{2} y,\) where \(x=t^{2}\) and \(y=t^{3} .\) Find \(\frac{d z}{d t}\).

3 step solution

Problem 229

Let \(u=e^{x} \sin y,\) where \(x=t^{2}\) and \(y=\pi t\). Find \(\frac{d u}{d t}\) when \(x=\ln 2\) and \(y=\frac{\pi}{4}\).

5 step solution

Problem 230

Find \(\frac{d y}{d x}\) using partial derivatives. \(\sin (6 x)+\tan (8 y)+5=0\)

5 step solution

Problem 231

Find \(\frac{d y}{d x}\) using partial derivatives. \(x^{3}+y^{2} x-3=0\)

4 step solution

Problem 232

Find \(\frac{d y}{d x}\) using partial derivatives. \(\quad \sin (x+y)+\cos (x-y)=4\)

5 step solution

Problem 233

Find \(\frac{d y}{d x}\) using partial derivatives. \(x^{2}-2 x y+y^{4}=4\)

4 step solution

Problem 234

Find \(\frac{d y}{d x}\) using partial derivatives. \(x e^{y}+y e^{x}-2 x^{2} y=0\)

6 step solution

Problem 235

Find \(\frac{d y}{d x}\) using partial derivatives. \(x^{2 / 3}+y^{2 / 3}=a^{2 / 3}\)

5 step solution

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