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    This document provides a summary of exercises related to functions of several variables from a mathematics and statistics course. The exercises include determining domains of functions, calculating partial derivatives, applying the chain rule, and estimating errors in calculating volumes. Specifically, it asks students to determine domains, first partial derivatives, higher-order partial derivatives, apply the chain rule, and estimate maximum errors.

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    School of Mathematics & Applied Statistics

    MATH283 Advanced mathematics and Statistics


    Mathematics - Self-help Exercises 1
    Functions of Several Variables

    1. Determine the domain of each of the functions


    √
    (a) z = x x2 + y 2 − 16 , [x2 + y 2 ≥ 16]
    x
    (b) z = √ , [x2 + y 2 > 16]
    x2 + y 2 − 16
    4
    (c) z= , [all x and y , except x = 0 = y = 0]
    x2 + y 2
    (d) z = ex−2y , [all x and y ]
    (e) z = log(2x − y) , [all 2x − y > 0]

    2. Determine all first patrial derivatives for the given functions.

    (a) f (x, y) = x2 y + xy 2 , [2xy + y 2 ; x2 + 2xy ]


    xy y 2 x 2
    (b) g(x, y) = , [( ) ;( ) ]
    x+y x+y x+y
    (c) h(x, y, z) = sinh xyz , [ yz cosh xyz; xz cosh xyz; , xy cosh xyz]

    3. For each of the following functions, determine their xy , yxz and zzxy partial derivatives.
    (a) f (x, y, z) = x3 y 2 z , [ 6x2 yz; 6x2 y; 0]

    (b) h(x, y, z) = x2 + y 2 + z 2 , [ 0; 0; 0 ]

    (c) p(x, y, z) = xyz 2 , [ z 2 , 2z, 2]

    4. Verify that the function ϕ(x, y) = 4x3 y − 4xy 3 is a solution of Laplace’s equation

    ϕxx + ϕyy = 0

    5. The dimensions of a rectangular box are measured as 40 mm, 50 mm and 60 mm with all mea-
    surements correct to 0.05 mm. Estimate the largest error in calculating the volume of the box
    using these measurements. [ 370 mm 3 ]

    dw
    6. Using the chain rule, determine if
    dt
    (a) w = x2 + y 2 + z 2 and x = t cos t , y = t sin t , z = t2 [ 2t + 4t3 ]

    (b) w = xyz and x = t , y = t2 , z = t3 [ 6t5 ]

    7. If w = xzy and x = uv , y = u2 v 2 and z = u3 v 3 , use the chain rule to evaluate the partial
    ∂w ∂w
    derivatives and . [ yzv + xz2uv 2 + xy3u2 v 3 ; yzu + xz2u2 v + xy3u3 v 2 ]
    ∂u ∂v

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