SIM2001 Advanced Calculus : Tutorial 1

The Sandwich Theorem. If g(x, y) ≤ f (x, y) ≤ h(x, y) for all (x, y) 6= (x0 , y0 ) in a disk
centered at (x0 , y0 ) and if g and h have the same finite limit L as (x, y) → (x0 , y0 ), then

lim f (x, y) = L.
(x,y)→(x0 ,y0 )

1. Find the limits.

√ √
x−y+2 x−2 y
(13.2.17) lim √ √
(x,y)→(0,0) x− y
x6=y

sin(x2 + y 2 )
(13.2.21) lim
(x,y)→(0,0) x2 + y 2
x3 + y 3
(13.2.23) lim
(x,y)→(1,−1) x + y

2. (13.2.59)
Does knowing that
x2 y 2 tan−1 xy
1− < <1
3 xy
tell you anything about
tan−1 xy
lim ?
(x,y)→(0,0) xy
Give reasons for your answer.

3. (13.2.61)
Does knowing that sin(1/x) ≤ 1 tell you anything about
1
lim y sin ?
(x,y)→(0,0) x

Give reasons for your answer.

4. Find the limit of f as (x, y) → (0, 0) or show that the limit does not exist.
x3 − xy 2
(13.2.65) f (x, y) =
x2 + y 2
y2
(13.2.67) f (x, y) = 2
x + y2
 
−1 |x| + |y|
(13.2.69) f (x, y) = tan
x2 + y 2
5. Find ∂f /∂x and ∂f /∂y.

(13.3.13) f (x, y) = ex+y+1

6. Find fx , fy and fz .

(13.3.27) f (x, y, z) = sin−1 (xyz)

7. Find the partial derivative of the function with respect to each variable.

(13.3.37) h(ρ, φ, θ) = ρ sin φ cos θ

8. Find all the second-order partial derivatives of the functions.

(13.3.43) g(x, y) = x2 y + cos y + y sin x

1
 (13.3.49) w = x sin(x2 y)

9. Verify that wxy = wyx .

(13.3.57) w = xy 2 + x2 y 3 + x3 y 4

10. Use the limit definition of partial derivative to compute the partial derivatives of the
functions at the specified points.
∂f ∂f
(13.3.63) f (x, y) = 1 − x + y − 3x2 y, and at (1, 2)
∂x ∂y
√ ∂f ∂f
(13.3.65) f (x, y) = 2x + 3y − 1, and at (−2, 3)
∂x ∂y
11. (13.3.67)
Let f (x, y) = 2x + 3y − 4. Find the slope of the line tangent to this surface at the point
(2, −1) and lying in the

(a) plane x = 2
(b) y = −1.

12. (13.3.101)
xy 2

; (x, y) 6= (0, 0)

Let f (x, y) = x2 + y 4 .
0; (x, y) = (0, 0)


Show that fx (0, 0) and fy (0, 0) exist, but f is not differentiable at (0, 0)

13. Express dw/dt as function of t, by using the Chain Rule. Then evaluate it at the given
value of t.

(13.4.5) w = 2yex − ln z, x = ln(t2 + 1), y = tan−1 t, z = et ; t = 1.

14. Express ∂z/∂u and ∂z/∂v as functions of u and v both by using the Chain Rule. Then
evaluate them at the given point (u, v).

(13.4.7) z = 4ex ln y, x = ln(u cos v), y = u sin v, (u, v) = (2, π/4)

15. Find the values of ∂z/∂x and ∂z/∂y at the points.

(13.4.31) z 3 − xy + yz + y 3 − 2 = 0, (1, 1, 1)
(13.4.33) sin(x + y) + sin(y + z) + sin(x + z) = 0, (π, π, π)

16. (13.4.37)
y
Find ∂w/∂v when u = 0, v = 1 if w = x2 + , x = u − 2v + 1, y = 2u + v − 2.
x
17. (13.4.39)
Find ∂z/∂u and ∂z/∂v when u = ln 2, v = 1 if z = 5 tan−1 x and x = eu + ln v.