MTH 301 ASSIGNMENT 1 SPRING 2020

STUDENT ID: BC 190404529

REQUIREMENTS:
2
Let f ( x, y )  3 x  x  xy  2 be a function of two variables defined on R with continuous
2 2

second order partial derivatives. Determine whether or not f has a relative minimum, a relative
2
maximum and a saddle point in R .
SOLUTION:
Derivative with respect to x:

f ( x, y )  3 x 2  x  xy 2  2
f x  3(2 x)  1  1( y 2 )  0
fx  6x 1 y2

Derivative with respect to y:

f y  0  0  2 xy  0
 2 xy

f
To find critical point we know very well that we can let f x =0 and y =0.

6 x  1  y 2  0 _____ eq(i )
2 xy  0 __________ eq (ii )

From eq (ii)
We take
2xy=0
x  0, y  0
(0, 0)

Now put x=0 in eq(i)

6x 1  y2
6(0)  1  y 2  0
1  y 2
y2  1

By taking sq on b/s
y  1

(0, 1)

Now put y=0 in eq (i).

6x 1 ( y2 )
6 x  1  (02 )  0
6x 1  0
6x  1
1
x
6
1
[ , 0]
6
Now we need to take 2nd or double derivative following value:

fx  6x 1  y2
dy dy dy dy 2
fx  6x  1 y
dx dx dx dx
f xx  6  0  0
f xx  6

fy
Now take derivative of =2xy:
f y  2 xy
dy dy
f y  2 xy
dx dx
f yy  2 x
f x  6x 1  y2
f xy  0  0  2 y
 2y

Now the 2nd partial derivative test:

NOTE: THIS IS ONLY FOR CONCEPTUAL REMEMBERANCE:
Let f be a function of two variables with continuous second order partial derivatives in some
circle centered at a critical point (x0, y0), and let

D  f xx  x0 , y0  f yy  x0 , y0   f 2 xy  x0 , y0 
 f xx  x0 , y0   0  x0 , y0  .
(a) If D > 0 and , then f has a relative minimum at

f xx  x0 , y0  < 0  x0 , y0  .
(b) If D > 0 and , then f has a relative maximum at

(c) If D < 0, then f has a saddle point at

 x0 , y0  .
(d) If D = 0, then no conclusion can be drawn.
WE READ FORMULA WHICH IS:

D  f xx  x0 , y0  f yy  x0 , y0   f 2 xy  x0 , y0 

D  f xx f yy  ( y 2 xy )
po int
(0,1)
f xx  6
f xx  6  0
then f has a relative minimum, because 6  0,

NOW
f yy  2 x
 2(0)
0
now
f xy  2 y
f xy  2(1)
f xy  2
D  f xx f yy  ( f 2 xy )
D  6(0)  2 2
D  04
D  4
WHICH IS=-4<0
f has saddle point at(0,1) Because D<0.
Now at point (0,-1).
f xx  6
f xx  6  0
f yy  2 x
f yy  2(0)
f yy  0
f xy  2 x
f xy  2(1)
f xy  2
D  f xx f yy  ( f 2 xy )
D  (6)(0)  (2) 2
D  4  0

f has saddle points at (0,-1) because D<0.

1
( , 0)
Now at points 6
f xx  6
60
f yy  2 x
f yy  2
1
f yy  2( )
6
2
f yy 
6
1
f yy 
3
f xy  2 y
f xy  2(0)
f xy  0
D  f xx f yy  ( f 2 xy )
1
D  6 )  (0) 2
3
6
D
3
D2
20
 1
( , 0)
f has relative minimum at points 6 because D>0 and f xx  0 .