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Homework 1 of Matb 210 (Hand in to TA Wang Zhibo in Tutorial)
due on 1/9/2014(Mon) for matb210-002, on 3/9/2014(Wed) for matb210-003.
1. Show that the projection into the xy-plane of the intersection of the plane z = 2y
and the paraboloid z = x2 + y 2 is a circle.
Solution. For any point P (x, y, z) lying in the intersection, then the real numbers
x, y and z satisfy both equations: z = 2y and z = x2 + y 2 . After the projection
onto the xy-plane, then the variable z will not play any role at all, i.e. we need
to eliminate the variable z from both equations.

2. Determine the domain and the range of f (x, y) = x2xy

+y 2 . (Example 5 p.902).
Solution. (a) The fraction x2xy
is
defined
if
the
denominator
x2 + y 2 = 0, i.e.
+y 2
(x, y) = (0, 0), so the largest possible domain of f is { (x, y) R2 | x2 +y 2
}=
R2 \ {
}.
Note that A \ B = { x A | x
/ B } is the set which contains all the elements in
the set A but in the set B.
(b) To determine the range of f, parameterize the points in Dom(f ) by polar
coordinates, so f (x, y) = f (r cos , r sin ) =

, which is a subset of real values in R taken by

The range of f is
f (x) where x Dom(f ).

12.3 Use limit laws and continuity to evaluate limits (Example 4-7, p.913)
(
)
1 + x + 2y
1 + x + 2y
8.
lim
log
= log
lim
= log
3y 2 x
(x,y)(2,1)
(x,y)(2,1) 3y 2 x
cos(x2 + y 2 )
10.
lim
=
(x,y)(0,0) 1 x2 y 2

cos(x2 + y 2 )

lim
(x,y)(0,0)

lim

(1 x2 y 2 )

(x,y)(0,0)

12.

lim

(x + y + z) log(xyz)

(x,y,z)(1,1,1)

=
lim
(x + y + z)
lim
(log(xyz))
(x,y,z)(1,1,1)
(x,y,z)(1,1,1)
=
x+y+z
14
lim
.
2
(x,y,z)(2,1,3) x + y 2 + z 2
1. Sketch the k-level curve in xy-plane of the functions
(i) f (x, y) = x2 + y 2 = 9
(ii) g(x, y) = 9x2 4y 2 if k = 9, 4, 0, 4, 9.
(iii) h(x, y) = xy if k = 2, 0, 2.

2. Describe and sketch the level surfaces of the following equations (on the other
side if needed). Read p.880-885.
(a) 3x + 2y + 10z = 20
(b) z = 4x2 + y 2
2
2
(c) z = 4 x y
(d) z 2 = 4(x2 + y 2 )
2
2
2
(e) x + y 9z = 9
(f) y 2 9x2 4z 2 = 36
Solution.