Solutions To Selected Problems

Chapter 13

Exercises 13.1

  1. 1.

    Answers will vary.

  2. 3.

    topographical

  3. 5.

    surface

  4. 7.
    domain: 2 range: z2
  5. 9.
    domain: 2 range:
  6. 11.
    domain: 2 range: 0<z1
  7. 13.
    domain: {(x,y)|x2+y29}, i.e., the domain is the circle and interior of a circle centered at the origin with radius 3. range: 0z3
  8. 15.
    Level curves are lines y=(3/2)x-c/2.

    -2

    -1

    1

    2

    -2

    2

    x

    y
  9. 17.
    Level curves are parabolas x=y2+c.

    -4

    -2

    2

    4

    -4

    -2

    2

    4

    c=2

    c=0

    c=-2

    x

    y
  10. 19.
    Level curves are circles, centered at (1/c,-1/c) with radius 2/c2-1. When c=0, the level curve is the line y=x.

    -4

    -2

    2

    4

    -4

    -2

    2

    4

    c=1

    c=-1

    c=0

    x

    y
  11. 21.
    Level curves are ellipses of the form x2c2+y2c2/4=1, i.e., a=c and b=c/2.

    -4

    -2

    2

    4

    -4

    -2

    2

    4

    x

    y
  12. 23.
    domain: x+2y-4z0; the set of points in 3 NOT in the domain form a plane through the origin. range:
  13. 25.
    domain: zx2-y2; the set of points in 3 above (and including) the hyperbolic paraboloid z=x2-y2. range: [0,)
  14. 27.

    The level surfaces are spheres, centered at the origin, with radius c.

  15. 29.

    The level surfaces are paraboloids of the form z=x2c+y2c; the larger c, the “wider” the paraboloid.

  16. 31.

    The level curves for each surface are similar; for z=x2+4y2 the level curves are ellipses of the form x2c2+y2c2/4=1, i.e., a=c and b=c/2; whereas for z=x2+4y2 the level curves are ellipses of the form x2c+y2c/4=1, i.e., a=c and b=c/2. The first set of ellipses are spaced evenly apart, meaning the function grows at a constant rate; the second set of ellipses are more closely spaced together as c grows, meaning the function grows faster and faster as c increases.

    The function z=x2+4y2 can be rewritten as z2=x2+4y2, an elliptic cone; the function z=x2+4y2 is a paraboloid, each matching the description above.

Exercises 13.2

  1. 1.

    Answers will vary.

  2. 3.
    Answers will vary. One possible answer: {(x,y)|x2+y21}
  3. 5.
    Answers will vary. One possible answer: {(x,y)|x2+y2<1}
  4. 7.
    (a) Answers will vary. interior point: (1,3) boundary point: (3,3) (b) S is a closed set (c) S is bounded
  5. 9.
    (a) Answers will vary. interior point: none boundary point: (0,-1) (b) S is a closed set, consisting only of boundary points (c) S is bounded
  6. 11.
    (a) D={(x,y)| 9-x2-y20}. (b) D is a closed set. (c) D is bounded.
  7. 13.
    (a) D={(x,y)|y>x2}. (b) D is an open set. (c) D is unbounded.
  8. 15.
    (a) D=2. (b) D is an open set. (c) D is unbounded.
  9. 17.
    (a) D={(x,y)|x2+y2<1}. This is the open disk of radius 1 centered at the origin. (b) D is an open set. (c) D is bounded.
  10. 19.
    (a) Along y=0, the limit is 1. (b) Along x=0, the limit is -1. Since the above limits are not equal, the limit does not exist.
  11. 21.
    (a) Along y=mx, the limit is 0. (b) Along x=0, the limit is -1. Since the above limits are not equal, the limit does not exist.
  12. 23.
    (a) Along y=2, the limit is: lim(x,y)(1,2)x+y-3x2-1 =limx1x-1x2-1 =limx11x+1 =1/2. (b) Along y=x+1, the limit is: lim(x,y)(1,2)x+y-3x2-1 =limx12(x-1)x2-1 =limx12x+1 =1. Since the limits along the lines y=2 and y=x+1 differ, the overall limit does not exist.
  13. 25.

    Hint: Consider -|sin(xy)|sin(xy)cos(1x2+y2)|sin(xy)|.

  14. 27.

    Hint: x4-9y4=(x2+3y2)(x2-3y2).

Exercises 13.3

  1. 1.

    A constant is a number that is added or subtracted in an expression; a coefficient is a number that is being multiplied by a nonconstant function.

  2. 3.

    fx

  3. 5.
    fx=2xy-1, fy=x2+2 fx(1,2)=3, fy(1,2)=3
  4. 7.
    fx=-sinxsiny, fy=cosxcosy fx(π/3,π/3)=-3/4, fy(π/3,π/3)=1/4
  5. 9.
    fx=2xy+6x, fy=x2+4 fxx=2y+6, fyy=0 fxy=2x, fyx=2x
  6. 11.
    fx=1/y, fy=-x/y2 fxx=0, fyy=2x/y3 fxy=-1/y2, fyx=-1/y2
  7. 13.
    fx=2xex2+y2, fy=2yex2+y2 fxx=2ex2+y2+4x2ex2+y2, fyy=2ex2+y2+4y2ex2+y2 fxy=4xyex2+y2, fyx=4xyex2+y2
  8. 15.
    fx=cosxcosy, fy=-sinxsiny fxx=-sinxcosy, fyy=-sinxcosy fxy=-sinycosx, fyx=-sinycosx
  9. 17.
    fx=-5y3sin(5xy3), fy=-15xy2sin(5xy3) fxx=-25y6cos(5xy3), fyy=-225x2y4cos(5xy3)-30xysin(5xy3) fxy=-75xy5cos(5xy3)-15y2sin(5xy3), fyx=-75xy5cos(5xy3)-15y2sin(5xy3)
  10. 19.
    fx=2y24xy2+1, fy=4xy4xy2+1 fxx=-4y44xy2+13, fyy=-16x2y24xy2+13+4x4xy2+1 fxy=-8xy34xy2+13+4y4xy2+1, fyx=-8xy34xy2+13+4y4xy2+1
  11. 21.
    fx=-2x(x2+y2+1)2, fy=-2y(x2+y2+1)2 fxx=8x2(x2+y2+1)3-2(x2+y2+1)2, fyy=8y2(x2+y2+1)3-2(x2+y2+1)2 fxy=8xy(x2+y2+1)3, fyx=8xy(x2+y2+1)3
  12. 23.
    fx=6x, fy=0 fxx=6, fyy=0 fxy=0, fyx=0
  13. 25.
    fx=14xy, fy=-lnx4y2 fxx=-14x2y, fyy=lnx2y3 fxy=-14xy2, fyx=-14xy2
  14. 27.

    f(x,y)=xsiny+x+C, where C is any constant.

  15. 29.

    f(x,y)=3x2y-4xy2+2y+C, where C is any constant.

  16. 31.
    fx=2xe2y-3z, fy=2x2e2y-3z, fz=-3x2e2y-3z fyz=-6x2e2y-3z, fzy=-6x2e2y-3z
  17. 33.
    fx=37y2z, fy=-6x7y3z, fz=-3x7y2z2 fyz=6x7y3z2, fzy=6x7y3z2

Exercises 13.4

  1. 1.

    T

  2. 3.

    T

  3. 5.

    dz=(siny+2x)dx+(xcosy)dy

  4. 7.

    dz=5dx-7dy

  5. 9.

    dz=xx2+ydx+12x2+ydy, with dx=-0.05 and dy=.1. At (3,7), dz=3/4(-0.05)+1/8(.1)=-0.025, so f(2.95,7.1)-0.025+4=3.975.

  6. 11.

    dz=(2xy-y2)dx+(x2-2xy)dy, with dx=0.04 and dy=0.06. At (2,3), dz=3(0.04)+(-8)(0.06)=-0.36, so f(2.04,3.06)-0.36-6=-6.36.

  7. 13.

    The total differential of volume is dV=4πdr+πdh. The coefficient of dr is greater than the coefficient of dh, so the volume is more sensitive to changes in the radius.

  8. 15.

    Using trigonometry, =xtanθ, so d=tanθdx+xsec2θdθ. With θ=85 and x=30, we have d=11.43dx+3949.38dθ. The measured length of the wall is much more sensitive to errors in θ than in x. While it can be difficult to compare sensitivities between measuring feet and measuring degrees (it is somewhat like “comparing apples to oranges”), here the coefficients are so different that the result is clear: a small error in degree has a much greater impact than a small error in distance.

  9. 17.

    dw=2xyz3dx+x2z3dy+3x2yz2dz

  10. 19.

    dx=0.05, dy=-0.1. dz=9(.05)+(-2)(-0.1)=0.65. So f(3.05,0.9)7+0.65=7.65.

  11. 21.
    dx=0.5, dy=0.1, dz=-0.2. dw=2(0.5)+(-3)(0.1)+3.7(-0.2)=-0.04, so f(2.5,4.1,4.8)-1-0.04=-1.04.
  12. 23.

    Everywhere except the origin.

Exercises 13.5

  1. 1.

    Because the parametric equations describe a level curve, z is constant for all t. Therefore dzdt=0.

  2. 3.

    dxdt, and fy

  3. 5.

    F

  4. 7.
    (a) dzdt=3(2t)+4(2)=6t+8. (b) At t=1, dzdt=14.
  5. 9.
    (a) dzdt=5(-2sint)+2(cost)=-10sint+2cost (b) At t=π/4, dzdt=-42.
  6. 11.
    (a) dzdt=2x(cost)+4y(3cost). (b) At t=π/4, x=2/2, y=32/2, and dzdt=19.
  7. 13.

    t=-4/3; this corresponds to a minimum

  8. 15.

    t=tan-1(1/5)+nπ, where n is an integer

  9. 17.
    We find that dzdt=38costsint. Thus dzdt=0 when t=πn or πn+π/2, where n is any integer.
  10. 19.
    (a) zs=2xy(1)+x2(2)=2xy+2x2; zt=2xy(-1)+x2(4)=-2xy+4x2 (b) With s=1, t=0, x=1 and y=2. Thus zs=6 and zt=0
  11. 21.
    (a) zs=2x(cost)+2y(sint)=2xcost+2ysint; zt=2x(-ssint)+2y(scost)=-2xssint+2yscost (b) With s=2, t=π/4, x=2 and y=2. Thus zs=4 and zt=0
  12. 23.
    fx=2xtany, fy=x2sec2y; dydx=-2tanyxsec2y
  13. 25.
    fx=(x+y2)(2x)-(x2+y)(1)(x+y2)2, fy=(x+y2)(1)-(x2+y)(2y)(x+y2)2; dydx=-2x(x+y2)-(x2+y)x+y2-2y(x2+y)
  14. 27.

    dzdt=2(4)+1(-5)=3.

  15. 29.

    zs=-4(5)+9(-2)=-38,

    zt=-4(7)+9(6)=26.

  16. 31.

    zθ=-fx(x,y)rsinθ+fy(x,y)rcosθ

  17. 33.

    It is increasing at 104π/3 cm3/sec

Exercises 13.6

  1. 1.

    A partial derivative is essentially a special case of a directional derivative; it is the directional derivative in the direction of x or y, i.e., 1,0 or 0,1.

  2. 3.

    u=0,1

  3. 5.

    maximal, or greatest

  4. 7.

    f=-2xy+y2+y,-x2+2xy+x

  5. 9.

    f=-2x(x2+y2+1)2,-2y(x2+y2+1)2

  6. 11.

    f=2x-y-7,4y-x

  7. 13.
    f=-2xy+y2+y,-x2+2xy+x; f(2,1)=-2,2. Be sure to change all directions to unit vectors. (a) 2/5 (u=3/5,4/5) (b) -2/5 (u=-1/5,-2/5)
  8. 15.
    f=-2x(x2+y2+1)2,-2y(x2+y2+1)2; f(1,1)=-2/9,-2/9. Be sure to change all directions to unit vectors. (a) 0 (u=1/2,-1/2) (b) 22/9 (u=-1/2,-1/2)
  9. 17.
    f=2x-y-7,4y-x; f(4,1)=0,0. (a) 0 (b) 0
  10. 19.
    f=-2xy+y2+y,-x2+2xy+x (a) f(2,1)=-2,2 (b) f(2,1)=-2,2=8 (c) 2,-2 (d) 1/2,1/2
  11. 21.
    f=-2x(x2+y2+1)2,-2y(x2+y2+1)2 (a) f(1,1)=-2/9,-2/9. (b) f(1,1)=-2/9,-2/9=22/9 (c) 2/9,2/9 (d) 1/2,-1/2
  12. 23.
    f=2x-y-7,4y-x (a) f(4,1)=0,0 (b) 0 (c) 0,0 (d) All directions give a directional derivative of 0.
  13. 25.
    (a) F(x,y,z)=6xz3+4y,4x,9x2z2-6z (b) 113/3
  14. 27.
    (a) F(x,y,z)=2xy2,2y(x2-z2),-2y2z (b) 0
  15. 29.

    In the direction 7,8,-4 with maximal value 129.

Exercises 13.7

  1. 1.

    Answers will vary. The displacement of the vector is one unit in the x-direction and 3 units in the z-direction, with no change in y. Thus along a line parallel to v, the change in z is 3 times the change in x — i.e., a “slope” of 3. Specifically, the line in the x-z plane parallel to z has a slope of 3.

  2. 3.

    T

  3. 5.
    (a) x(t)={x=2+ty=3z=-48-12t (b) y(t)={x=2y=3+tz=-48-40t (c) u(t)={x=2+t/10y=3+3t/10z=-48-662/5t
  4. 7.
    (a) x(t)={x=4+ty=2z=2+3t (b) y(t)={x=4y=2+tz=2-5t (c) u(t)={x=4+t/2y=2+t/2z=2-2t
  5. 9.

    n(t)={x=2-12ty=3-40tz=-48-t

  6. 11.

    n(t)={x=4+3ty=2-5tz=2-t

  7. 13.

    (1.425,1.085,-48.078), (2.575,4.915,-47.952)

  8. 15.

    (5.014,0.31,1.662) and (2.986,3.690,2.338)

  9. 17.

    -12(x-2)-40(y-3)-(z+48)=0

  10. 19.

    3(x-4)-5(y-2)-(z-2)=0 (Note that this tangent plane is the same as the original function, a plane.)

  11. 21.
    F=x/4,y/2,z/8; at P, F=1/4,2/2,6/8 (a) n(t)={x=1+t/4y=2+2t/2z=6+6t/8 (b) 14(x-1)+22(y-2)+68(z-6)=0.
  12. 23.
    F=y2-z2,2xy,-2xz; at P, F=0,4,4 (a) n(t)={x=2y=1+4tz=-1+4t (b) 4(y-1)+4(z+1)=0.

Exercises 13.8

  1. 1.

    F; it is the “other way around.”

  2. 3.

    T

  3. 5.

    One critical point at (-4,2); fxx=1 and D=4, so this point corresponds to a relative minimum.

  4. 7.

    One critical point at (6,-3); D=-4, so this point corresponds to a saddle point.

  5. 9.
    Two critical points: at (0,-1); fxx=2 and D=-12, so this point corresponds to a saddle point; at (0,1), fxx=2 and D=12, so this corresponds to a relative minimum.
  6. 11.

    Critical points when x or y are 0. D=-12x2y2, so the test is inconclusive. (Some elementary thought shows that these are absolute minima.)

  7. 13.
    One critical point: fx=0 when x=3; fy=0 when y=0, so one critical point at (3,0), which is a relative maximum, where fxx=y2-16(16-(x-3)2-y2)3/2 and D=16(16-(x-3)2-y2)2. Both fx and fy are undefined along the circle (x-3)2+y2=16; at any point along this curve, f(x,y)=0, the absolute minimum of the function.
  8. 15.

    rel. max at (0,0); rel. min at (2,0); saddle points at (1,±1).

  9. 17.

    saddle points at (1,2/3) and (-1,-4/3).

  10. 19.
    The triangle is bound by the lines y=-1, y=2x+1 and y=-2x+1. Along y=-1, there is a critical point at (0,-1). Along y=2x+1, there is a critical point at (-3/5,-1/5). Along y=-2x+1, there is a critical point at (3/5,-1/5). The function f has one critical point, irrespective of the constraint, at (0,-1/2). Checking the value of f at these four points, along with the three vertices of the triangle, we find the absolute maximum is at (0,1,3) and the absolute minimum is at (0,-1/2,3/4).
  11. 21.
    The region has no “corners” or “vertices,” just a smooth edge. To find critical points along the circle x2+y2=4, we solve for y2: y2=4-x2. We can go further and state y=±4-x2.

    We can rewrite f as f(x)=x2+2x+(4-x2)+24-x2=2x+4+24-x2. (We will return and use -4-x2 later.) Solving f(x)=0, we get x=2y=2. f(x) is also undefined at x=±2, where y=0.

    Using y=-4-x2, we rewrite f(x,y) as f(x)=2x+4-24-x2. Solving f(x)=0, we get x=-2,y=-2.

    The function f itself has a critical point at (-1,-1).

    Checking the value of f at (-1,-1), (2,2), (-2,-2), (2,0) and (-2,0), we find the absolute maximum is at (2,2,4+42) and the absolute minimum is at (-1,-1,-2).

  12. 23.

    abs max is (1,2,6), abs min is (3,0,-6).

  13. 25.

    10×10×5

Exercises 13.9

  1. 1.

    ±25 at (±4/5,±2/5)

  2. 3.

    (±20/13,±30/13)

  3. 5.

    (2/3)3=8/33

  4. 7.

    Length 130/3, height and width 65/3.

  5. 9.

    (0,±1,0)

  6. 11.

    (2,1,2)

  7. 13.

    Max: 5 at ±(2,2), min: -9/2 at ±(3/2,-3/2).

  8. 15.

    8abc/33

  9. 17.

    f(x,x2-1) as x. Minimum is (-3/4,-7/16,-155/128).

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