MATHEMATICS( MA10001 ), ASSIGNMENT-IX

AUTUMN SEMESTER: 2010-11

1. Show that 
 √ xy , (x, y)6= (0, 0)
x2 +y 2
f (x, y) =
 0 , (x, y)=(0, 0)
is not differentiable at (0, 0).

2. Let
x4 +y 4
(
x−y
, x 6= y
f (x, y) =
0 ,x=y
∂f ∂f
Show that ∂x
and ∂y
exist at (0, 0) but f is not continuous at (0, 0).
3.
x2 −y 2
(
x sin y1 + x2 +y 2
if y 6= 0
f (x, y) =
0 if y=0

Show that limy→0 limx→0 f(x, y) exists but neither lim(x,y)→(0,0) f(x, y) nor limx→0 limy→0
f(x, y) exists.

4. Let
2 2
(
−y
xy xx2 +y 2 , if x2 + y 2 6= 0
f (x, y) =
0 , if x2 + y 2 =0
∂2f ∂2f
Prove that ∂x∂y
6= ∂y∂x
. Also prove that f does not satisfy second condition of Schwarz’s
theorem.

∂f
p
5. Prove that the function f (x, y) = |xy| is not differentiable at the point (0, 0) but ∂x
∂f
and ∂y
exist at (0, 0).

6. Let (
x sin y1 + y sin x1 , if xy 6= 0
f (x, y) =
0 , if xy=0
Show that the limit exists at the origin but the repeated limit does not exist.

7. If (
(x2 + y 2 ) log(x2 + y 2 ) , if x2 + y 2 6= 0
φ(x, y) =
0 , if x2 + y 2 =0
Show that φxy (0, 0)=φyx (0, 0), although neither φxy nor φyx is continuous at (0, 0).

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 8. If 


 x2 sin x1 + y 2 sin y1 , when xy 6= 0

 x2 sin 1

, when x 6= 0, y=0
x
h(x, y) = 1
2
 y sin

 y
, when x=0, y 6= 0


 0 , when x=0, y=0
Show that neither hx nor hy is continuous at (0, 0) but h(x, y) is differentiable at (0, 0).

9. If
x3 +y 3
(
x−y
, if x 6= y
g(x, y) =
0 , if x=y
Show that g is not continuous at (0, 0) but both gx (0, 0) and gy (0, 0) exist.

10. If u=f(x, y), x=r cos θ, y=r sin θ show that

 ∂u 2  ∂u 2  ∂u 2 1  ∂u 2
+ = + 2
∂x ∂y ∂r r ∂θ

11. If z=f(x, y), where x=u+v and y=uv, prove that

∂ 2z ∂ 2z ∂ 2z 2 ∂ 2z ∂z
− 2 + = (x − 4y) − 2
∂u2 ∂u∂v ∂v 2 ∂y 2 ∂y

12. If z is a function of two variables x and y and x=c cosh u cos v, y=c sinh u sin v, prove that
∂ 2z ∂ 2z 1 2  ∂ 2z ∂ 2z 
+ = c (cosh 2u − cos 2v) +
∂u2 ∂v 2 2 ∂x2 ∂y 2

13. Show that the transformation x=r cos θ, y=r sin θ reduces the equation
 ∂ 2u ∂ 2u  2
∂ 2u
2 2 ∂ u ∂u
xy 2
− 2
− (x − y ) = 0 to r − =0
∂x ∂y ∂x∂y ∂r∂θ ∂θ

14. Transform the equation

∂z ∂z
x2
+ y2 = z2
∂x ∂y
by introducing new independent variables
1 1 1 1
u = x, v = − and w = + .
y x z x

15. A function f(x, y) having continuous second order partial derivatives when expressed in
terms of the new variables u and v defined by x= 12 (u + v) and y 2 = uv becomes g(u, v);
Prove that
∂ 2g 1 h ∂ 2f x ∂ 2f ∂ 2f 1 ∂f i
= +2 + +
∂u∂v 4 ∂x2 y ∂x∂y ∂y 2 y ∂y

2
 x3 +y 3
16. If u=tan−1 x−y
, show that

∂ 2u ∂ 2u 2
2∂ u
x2 + 2xy + y = (1 − 4 sin2 u) sin 2u
∂x2 ∂x∂y ∂y 2

17. If H(x, y) be homogeneous function of x and y of degree n having continuous first order
partial derivatives and

u(x, y) = x2 + y 2 )−n/2

show that
∂ ∂u ∂ ∂u
(H ) + (H ) = 0
∂x ∂x ∂y ∂y
18. Show that for 0 < θ < 1,
1 h 3 2
 
3 2
 i
3 sin x sin y = xy − x + 3xy cos θx sin θy + y + 3x y sin θx cos θy
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19. Show that for 0 < θ < 1,

ax 1 h 3 3    i
e sin by = by + abxy + a x − 3ab xy sin(bθy) + 3a bx y − b y cos(bθy) eaθx
2 2 2 2 3 3
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20. Find the minimum value of x2 + y 2 + (x + y + 1)2 .

21. Find all maxima and minima of the function x3 + y 3 − 63(x + y) + 12xy.

22. Find the shortest distance between the skew lines

x+2 y−2 z−2
= = = s (say)
3 −4 1
x+2 y−1 z−1
= = = t (say)
1 2 −3
23. Prove that the volume of the greatest rectangular parallelopiped that can be inscribed in
the ellipsoid
x2 y 2 z 2
+ 2 + 2 =1
a2 b c
8abc
is √ .
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