Nova School of Business and Economics

2018 – 2019 S2
Calculus II
Patrícia Xufre
Pedro Chaves

Midterm Test 2

• Date: March 30, 2019

• Instructions:

a. The test has three questions.

b. Write your number and name and absolutely nothing else in this test, and hand it in
the end.

c. Answer the test on the answer sheets, stating the question you are answering, and
never answering more than one question in the same sheet.

d. The answer and draft sheets should not be unstapled.

e. If, for any reason, the space for answers is not enough, you may (and should) also
answer on the back of the sheets.

f. Show and justify all calculations.

g. No written support or calculators are allowed.

h. No individual questions about the exam will be answered.

i. The duration of the test is 1h 30m.

j. Break a leg (not literally)!

Nº: Name:

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1. (I, 3 val) Consider function 𝑓: ℝ2 → ℝ defined by:

(ln(𝑥 + 1) − 𝑦)𝑦 3
if 𝑥 > 𝑒 𝑦 − 1
𝑓(𝑥, 𝑦) = { √𝑥 2 + 𝑦2
𝑥 ln(𝑒 𝑦 − 𝑥)
2
if 𝑥 ≤ 𝑒 𝑦 − 1
a. (1,5 val) Knowing that 𝑓𝑥′ (0,0) = 𝑓𝑦′ (0,0) = 0, show that 𝑓 is differentiable at (0,0) (it
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may be useful to know that, if |𝑎| ≤ 2, |ln(𝑎 + 1)| ≤ 1, and to remember that the limit of
the product is the product of the limits, if the latter exist).
b. (0,75 val) Find, if it exists, the normalized directional derivative along vector (1, −1) of 𝑓
at (0,0).
c. (0,75 val) Check if the tangent plane to the graph of 𝑓 at (−1,0, 𝑓(−1,0)) is parallel to
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the plane of equation 2 𝑥 − 2 𝑦 − 𝑧 = 0.

2. (II, 3,5 val) Consider functions 𝑓: ℝ → ℝ, 𝐶 3 and homogeneous of degree 1, and 𝑔: 𝐷𝑔 ⊆

ℝ2 → ℝ defined by:
𝑥2
𝑔(𝑥, 𝑦) = 𝑦𝑓 ( )
𝑦
a. (0,5 val) Show that ∃𝑐 ∈ ]0,1[: 𝑓 ′ (𝑐) = 𝑓 ′ (1).
b. (0,5 val) Show that 𝑔 is also homogeneous and find its homogeneity degree.
𝜕𝑔 𝜕2𝑔
c. (1 val) Find 𝜕𝑥 (1,1) and 𝜕𝑥 2 (1,1) as functions of 𝑓(1).

d. (1,5 val) Consider now that 𝑓(1) = 1.

𝜕𝑔 𝜕2𝑔 𝜕2𝑔
(i) (1 val) Knowing that (2,2) = (2,2) = (2,2) = 0, find 𝑃2 (𝑥, 𝑦), the
𝜕𝑦 𝜕𝑥𝜕𝑦 𝜕𝑦 2
expression of the Taylor polynomial of degree 2 which approximates 𝑔 at a
neighbourhood of (1,1).
(ii) (0,5 val) State, justifying, what is the set of 𝛼 values for which it is possible to assure
𝑔(𝑥,𝑦)−𝑃 (𝑥,𝑦)
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that lim ( ‖(𝑥−1,𝑦−1)‖𝛼 ) = 0.
(𝑥,𝑦)→(1,1)

3. (II, 3,5 val) Consider functions 𝑓: ℝ2 → ℝ, 𝐶 1 and such that 𝑓(0,1) = 3 and 𝛻𝑓 (0,1) =
[0 1], and 𝑔: ℝ2 → ℝ2 defined by:
𝑔 (𝑥, 𝑦) = 𝑓(𝑦 ln(𝑥 2 + 1) , 𝑥 + 𝑦)
𝑔(𝑥, 𝑦) = (𝑔1 (𝑥, 𝑦), 𝑔2 (𝑥, 𝑦)), with { 1
𝑔2 (𝑥, 𝑦) = 𝑓(𝑥𝑦, 𝑥 + 𝑦 2 )
a. (1,5 val) Show that 𝑔 is locally invertible at (0,1).
b. (1 val) Let 𝑔−1 be the local inverse of 𝑔 whose existence was shown in a. Find
𝛻𝑓∘𝑔−1 (3,3).

c. (1 val) Show that, if 𝑓 is defined by 𝑓(𝑎, 𝑏) = 𝑏 + 2, 𝑔 is not globally invertible.

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Solutions
1.
a. 0
b. Não

2.
b. 2
𝜕𝑔 𝜕2𝑔
c. (1,1) = (1,1) = 2𝑓(1)
𝜕𝑥 𝜕𝑥 2

d.
(i) 1 + 2(𝑥 − 1) + (𝑥 − 1)2
(ii) ]−∞, 2]

3.
b. (−1,1)