MATH235 S117 NAME: Walallawita Kankanamge

Mathematics IIA Student Id: 44059671

Assignment 2
Tutorial Group: E, Thu 16:00, 17 Wallys Department of
Mathematics
Walk (C5C) 238
Tutor: Joshua Peate
Due 21:00, 04/05 2017
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Calculus
z z
1. [2 marks] Find and of z defined implicitly as a function of x and y by the equation
x y
x3 + y 3 + z 3 + 6xyz = 1.

2. [1 mark] Calculate the gradient vector f of the function f : R3 R : (x, y, z) 7 f = x2 + y 2 + z 2 at the

point a = (2, 1, 1) R3 .
Find the unit vector n in the direction of maximal increase of f at a.
3. [3 marks] Consider the real valued function f of three variables defined by
2 2 2
f (x, y, z) = e x +y +z ,

where x, y and z are functions of the three independent variables r, , : x (r, , ) = r sin cos , y (r, , ) =
f f f
r sin sin and z (r, , ) = r cos . Find the derivatives , and by chain rule. Express your answer
r
in terms of r, , .
f f f
Check your answer using direct substitution; express f in terms of r, , and find , , .
r
4. Consider the function f : R2 R, given by
(
x2 y 2
x2 +y 4 , if (x, y) 6= (0, 0) ;
f (x, y) =
0 , if (x, y) = (0, 0) .
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 f f
(a) [1 mark] Find the partial derivatives and at (x, y) 6= (0, 0).
x y
f f
(b) [2 marks] Use principle definition of the partial derivatives to find and at (x, y) = (0, 0).
x y
(c) [1 marks] State the definition of continuity of a function at a particular point x0 in terms of limit.
f
Is continuous at (0, 0)? Justify your answer.
y
Algebra

1. (3 marks)
Let T : R3 R3 be the linear operator defined as follows:

T (x) = T (x1 , x2 , x3 ) = (2x1 + x2 , x1 + 2x2 , 5x3 ) x = (x1 , x2 , x3 ) R3 .

Find a basis B for R3 with respect to which the matrix [T ]B of the linear transformation T is diagonal.

2. (7 marks)
Let M2,2 be the vector space of all 2 2 matrices with real entries. This has a basis given by
        
1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
B= , , , .
1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1

Consider the linear transformation T : M2,2 M2,2 sending a matrix A to EA, where E is the matrix
 
0 1
E= .
1 0

(a) Write down the coordinate vector [C]B of the matrix

 
1 2
C=
3 4

with respect to B (1 mark).

(b) Find the matrix [T ]B representing T in the basis B (1 mark).
(c) Verify the equality [T (C)]B = [T ]B [C]B (1 mark).
(d) Find the eigenvalues of T and bases of the corresponding eigenspaces (2 mark).
(e) Find all solutions of the equation EA = A, with A M2,2 and R (2 mark).