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Homework 3 of Matb 210 due on 13-20, September 2012.
13.4 Compute fx , fy , fz , if it exists, of the following functions:
1. f (x, y) = x4 x3 y + x2 y 2 xy 3 + y 4 ;
fx =
; fy =
.
2. f (x, y) = x sin y;
fx =
; fy =
.
3. f (x, y) = ex (cos y sin y);
fx =

31. z = x2 + y 2 ; P (3, 4, 25).

zx =
, zy =
, and the normal vector n =
(fx (3, 4), fy (3, 4), 1) = (
,
,
). Then an equation of the plane tangent is given by 0 = n (x 3, y 4, z 25) =
.

32. z = 50 x2 y 2 ; P (4, 3, 5).

34. z =

fy =

tan1 (xy);

P (1, 1, 1)

fx =
; fy =
20. f (x, y, z) = (1 x2 y 2 z 2 )exyz
;

fx =
; fy =
18. f (x, y) = exy (cos xy + sin xy)

fx =

zyx = (zy )x =

Find an equation of the tangent plane to the graph of the function z = f (x, y) at the
given point P.

fy =
.
10. f (x, y) = tan1 (xy);
fx =
; fy =
.
d/dx(tan1 (u)) = 1/(1 + u2 ).
12. f (x, y, z) = x2 + y 3 + z 4 ;
fx =
; fy =
; fz =
14. f (x, y, z) = x4 16yz;
fx =
; fy =
fz =
16. f (x, y) = (2x2 + 3y 2 ) exp(x2 + y 2 )

zy =

36. z = 3x + 4y;

fz =

40. z =

P (1, 1, 7)

x2 + y 2 ;

P (3, 4, 5)

Verify zxy = zyx

22. z = 2x3 + 5x2 y 6y 2 + xy 4 ,
53. Calculate the distinct second patial derivatives of f (x, y, z) = exp(xyz).
zx =

zy =
24. z = xyexy

zxy = (zx )y =

zyx = (zy )x =

fx =
fxx =

zx =

zxy = (zx )y =

zy =
26. z = (x3 + y 3 )10

zyx = (zy )x =

zx =

zxy = (zx )y =

fxy =

fy =
;

fyy =
;

fyz =

fz =
;

fzz =
;

fxz =

54 Define g(x, y) = sin(xy), verify gxy = gyx and that gxxy = gxyx = gyxx .