MATH115 Sample Long Quiz 4 08 July 2015

I. Find the domain of the following functions and draw a figure showing the region in R2 that represents the domain.
(3 pts each)

1
p
1. f (x, y) = y − x2 2. f (x, y) = p
x2 + 9y 2 − 36

II. Evaluate the following limits. (2 pts each)

x4 − (y − 1)4 x3 − 2x2 y − 4xy 2 + 8y 3

1. lim 2. lim
(x,y)→(0,1) x2 + (y − 1)2 (x,y)→(1,0) 2x2 − 4xy − 6y 2

III. Show that lim f (x, y) does not exist for each given f (x, y). (4 pts each)
(x,y)→(0,0)
2xy x−y 2x
1. f (x, y) = 2. f (x, y) = 3. f (x, y) =
x2 + y2 x+y x2 + x + y2

IV. Find the indicated partial derivatives of each given function.

x − y ∂f ∂f
1. f (x, y) = ; and (5 pts)
xy + 1 ∂x ∂y
∂f ∂f ∂ 2 f ∂2f
2. f (x, y, z) = e3x+4y cos 5z; , , 2
, and (5 pts)
∂x ∂z ∂z ∂x∂z
3. f (x, y, z) = 1 − 2xy 2 z + x2 y; fyxyz (x, y, z) (3 pts)

V. Enumerate all third order partial derivatives of z = f (x, y). (2 pts)

VI. For the function f (x, y) = 4 + 2x − 3y − xy 2 , find the values of fy (1, 2) and fyx (1, 2). (3 pts)
VII. Use Chain Rule to find the indicated derivatives.
dw
1. w = 2yex − ln z, x = ln (t2 + 1), y = tan−1 t, z = et ; (4 pts)
dt
∂z ∂z
2. z = 4ex ln y, x = ln (u cos v), y = u sin v; and (6 pts)
∂u ∂v
VIII. Draw a branch diagram and write a Chain Rule formula for each derivative. (3 pts each)
∂w ∂w
1. and for w = f (x, y), x = x(r), y = y(s)
∂r ∂s
∂u
2. for u = f (x, y, z), x = x(r, s), y = y(s, t), z = z(r, t)
∂r
IX. Total Differential.
p
1. Given z = 2y − x2 , find dz. (3 pts)
2. Given w = eyz − cos xz, find dw. (4 pts)

3. A closed container in the shape of a rectangular solid is to have an inside length of 8 meters, an inside width
of 5 meters, an inside height of 4 meters, and a thickness of 4 centimeters. Use differentials to find the
approximate amount of material needed to construct the container. (Hint: The actual amount of material
needed to construct the container is ∆V = [(l + 0.08)(w + 0.08)(h + 0.08) − lwh] meters.) (3 pts)

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Total: 66 points