Math 3298

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Sample Exam #2
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100 points

3/23/12

1. Use polar coordinates to nd the limit 2. Find the indicated partial derivatives. (a) f (x, y) =
x y

(x,y)(0,0)

lim

(x2 + y 2 ) ln(x2 + y 2 ).

cos(t2 )dt, fy

(b) f (r, s) = r ln(r 2 + s2 ), fr 3z (c) z = u v w, uvw 3. Find an equation of the tangent plane to the surface z = y ln x at the point (1, 4, 0). 4. Find the linearization L(x, y) of the function f (x, y) = x y at the point (1, 4). 5. Find the dierential of the function R = 2 cos . 6. The pressure, volume, and temperature of a mole of an ideal gas are related by the equation P V = 8.31T , where P is measured in kilopascals, V in liters, and T in Kelvins. Use dierentials to nd the approximate change in the pressure if the volume increases from 12 L to 12.3 L and the temperature decreases form 310 K to 305 K. 7. Use the chain rule or implicit dierentiation to nd the indicated partial derivatives. (a) z = er cos , r = st, = s2 + t2 , z s (b) M = xeyz , x = 2uv, y = u v, z = u + v, (c) xyz = cos(x + y + z),
z y
2

M v

8. Find the directional derivative of f (x, y) = yex at the point (0, 4) in the direction indicated by the angle = 2/3. 9. Find the directional derivative of the function at the given point in the direction of the vector v. (a) f (x, y) = 1 + 2x y, (3, 4), v = 4, 3 (b) g(x, y, z) = (x + 2y + 3z)3/2 , (1, 1, 2), v = 2 k j 10. Find the maximum rate of change of f (x, y, z) = (x + y)/z at the point (1, 1, 1) and the direction in which it occurs. 11. Find the absolute maximum and minimum values of the function f (x, y) = x2 + y 2 + x2 y + 4 on the set D = { (x, y)| |x| 1, |y| 1}. 12. Find the shortest distance from the point (2, 1, 1) to the plane x + y z = 1.