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Maxima & Minima, Asymptotes, Curve Tracing and Jacobian

Course Name: Mathematics I

Course Code: MA 23.101 Semester: Autumn 2023-2024

1. Examine the function 𝑓 = 𝑥 3 + 𝑦 3 − 3𝑎𝑥𝑦 for extreme values.

2. Discuss the maxima and minima of 𝑓(𝑥, 𝑦) = 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 + 6𝑥 + 12.

3. Discuss the maxima and minima of 𝑓(𝑥, 𝑦) = 3𝑥 2 − 𝑦 2 + 𝑥 3 .

4. Find the extreme values of 𝑓(𝑥, 𝑦) = 𝑥 3 + 𝑦 3 − 3𝑥 − 12𝑦 + 20.

(i) Find the parallel asymptotes of the curve 𝑦 2 (𝑎2 − 𝑥 2 ) = 𝑥 4 .
5. (ii) Find the asymptotes of the curve 4𝑥 3 − 𝑥 2 𝑦 − 4𝑥𝑦 2 + 𝑦 3 + 3𝑥 2 + 2𝑥𝑦 − 𝑦 2 − 7 = 0.
(iii) Find the asymptotes of the curve 𝑥 3 + 2𝑦𝑥 2 − 𝑥𝑦 2 − 2𝑦 3 + 4𝑦 2 + 2𝑥𝑦 + 𝑦 − 1 = 0
(i) Trace the curve 𝑦 2 (2𝑎 − 𝑥) = 𝑥 3 .
6. (ii) Trace the curve 𝑦 2 (𝑎 + 𝑥) = 𝑥 2 (𝑎 − 𝑥).
(iii) Trace the curve 𝑦 = 𝑥 3 − 12𝑥 − 16.
𝑥+𝑦 𝜕(𝑢,𝑣)
(i) If 𝑢 = 1−𝑥𝑦 and 𝑣 = 𝑡𝑎𝑛−1 𝑥 + 𝑡𝑎𝑛−1 𝑦 show that = 0.
𝜕(𝑥,𝑦)
𝜕(𝑥,𝑦,𝑧)
7. (ii) If 𝑢 = 𝑥 + 𝑦 + 𝑧, 𝑢𝑣 = 𝑦 + 𝑧 & 𝑢𝑣𝑤 = 𝑧 then show that = 𝑢2 𝑣.
𝜕(𝑢,𝑣,𝑤)
𝑥 𝑦 𝑧 𝜕(𝑢,𝑣,𝑤)
(iii) If 𝑢 = 𝑦−𝑧 , 𝑣 = 𝑧−𝑥 , 𝑤 = 𝑧−𝑦 then show that = 0.
𝜕(𝑥,𝑦,𝑧)

1. Min. at (𝑎, 𝑎) if 𝑎> 0 𝑓𝑚𝑖𝑛 = 𝑎3 , Max. at (𝑎, 𝑎) if 𝑎< 0 𝑓𝑚𝑎𝑥 = −𝑎3

Saddle point at(0,0)
2. Min. at (-3,0), 𝑓𝑚𝑖𝑛 = 3

Ans. 3. Max. at (-2,0), 𝑓𝑚𝑎𝑥 = 4

4. Min. at (1,2), 𝑓𝑚𝑖𝑛 = 2, Max. at (-1,-2,) 𝑓𝑚𝑎𝑥 = 38, Saddle point at
(1,-2) and (-1,2).
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5. (i) 𝑥 = ±𝑎 (ii) 𝑦 = 𝑥 + 3 , 𝑦 = 4𝑥 + 3 , 𝑦 = −𝑥 (iii) 𝑦 = 𝑥 + 1 , 𝑦 = − 2 𝑥