1. a.

Given the limit

2 2
x + y −1
lim (x,y)→(0,1) =
xy−x
Substituting ( x = 0 ) and ( y = 1 ) into the expression we get
2 2
0 +1 −1
lim (x,y)→(0,1) = = 0/0
0. 1−0

Using L’hopital rule

let x=rcosθ
y=1+rsin (θ)
2 r−cos θ
lim r→0
cos θ sin θ
−cos θ
As r approaches 0, 2 r goes to 0 and the remaining expression is
cos θ sin θ
−1
lim r→0
sin θ

−1
The limit of as θ approaches any value does not exist. Therefore the limit does not exist.
sin θ

b. Given the limit

xy
lim (x,y)→(0,0) =
√x +√ y
let x=rcosθ
let y=rsinθ
xy r ² cos θ sin θ
lim (x,y)→(0,0) = = lim r→0 =0
√x+√ y √r cos θ+√ r sin θ
Since r approaches 0, the terms of the denominator and numerator approaches 0

c. The limit:

xy
lim (x,y)→(0,0) =
x+ √ y

To get the limit, we obtain the limit along different paths: x-axis, y-axis, and on y=x2
On the x-axis (y = 0), the limit is 0.

On the y-axis (x = 0), the limit is also 0.

On the curve (y=x2), the limit is (12).

Since the limit depends on the path taken, it does not exist.

d. To get the limit we substituste the values of x, y and z

To evaluate this limit, we'll substitute (x = 0), (y = 1), and (z = 0) into the expression we get -3
The denominator approaches zero while the numerator is nonzero. When the denominator
approaches zero, the fraction becomes undefined. Hence, the limit does not exist.

2.
1
a) To find the partial derivative of f(x, y, z) = + yz² at (1, 1, 1), we calculate each partial
x
derivative on its own
∂f 1
=-
∂x x²
∂f
= 2z²
∂y
∂f
= 4yz
∂z

At point (1, 1, 1)
∂f
=-1
∂x
∂f
=2
∂y
∂f
=4
∂z
b)
To prove that f(x, y, z) is differentiable at point (1, 1, 1), we show that all partial
derivatives exist and are continous in the neighbourhood of point (1, 1, 1). From the
working above, all the partial derivatives exist and are continous. Hence f(x, y, z) is
differentiable at point (1, 1, 1)

(c) If all partial derivatives exist and are continous at the neighbourhood of a point, the
function is differentiable at the point. The partial derivatives exist and are continous at
(1,1,1), hence f(x,y,z) is differentiable at point (1,1,1)
 d) To get the directional derivative of (1, 1, 1) in the direction of (1, 2,-2), we find the dot
∂ f ∂f ∂f
product of ( , , ) and (1, 2,-2)
∂x ∂ y ∂z
(-1, 2, 4) ⋅ (1, 2,-2) = -1 + 4 -8= -5

e)Here we find dot product of the partial derivative of f at (1,1,1) and the unit vector in
the direction of (1, 2, -2)
1 2 2
The unit vector is ( , ,- )
3 3 3
1 2 2 1 4 8 5
Thus, (-1, 2, 4) ⋅ ( , , - ) = - + - = -
3 3 3 3 3 3 3

3. To find the partial derivatives of g(x,y) we can use the chain rule.

a) To find gx we differentiate g with respect to x, treating y as a constant:

g(x,y)= f(xcosy,x²y)

Using the chain rule,

∂f ∂f
gx= cosy+ 2xy
∂x ∂y

We find gy by differentiating g with respect to y, treating x constant

Using the chain rule, we have:

∂f ∂f
gy=− xsiny+ x2
∂x ∂y

b) We find the second-order partial derivatives gxy by differentiating gx with respect to y

We find the second-order partial derivatives gyx differentiating gy with respect to x

∂x ∂²f ∂²f
gxy= =− xsiny+ x²
∂y ∂y ∂ y²

∂²f ∂² f
gyx=∂gy∂x= cosy+ 2xy
∂ y∂ x ∂ x²
c) It is not always true that gxy and gyx are the same. The order of differentiating always
matters and the partial derivatives gxy and gyx may not be equal.