Hessian Matrix - Multivariable - Quiz, Exercises of Calculus

Main points of this past exam are: Hessian Matrix, Critical Points, Function, Critical Points, Local Maximum, Local Minimum, Saddle Points

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Math 206A: Winter 2012
Quiz 3: March 30
Correct answers accompanied by incorrect or incomplete work will not receive full credit.
Good Luck!
1. Consider a function f:R3R. It has critical points ~a1= (2,2,1) and ~a2= (3,1,1). Its
Hessian matrix is
Hf =
2x2y0x+y
0y2z z
x+y z x
(a) What is 2f
∂x∂ z ?
(b) Classify the critical points ~a1and ~a2as local maximum, local minimum, saddle points, or im-
possible to tell with the given information. Justify your answers.
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Math 206A: Winter 2012

Quiz 3: March 30

Correct answers accompanied by incorrect or incomplete work will not receive full credit.

Good Luck!

  1. Consider a function f : R

3 → R. It has critical points ~a 1

= (2, 2 , 1) and ~a 2

= (− 3 , − 1 , −1). Its

Hessian matrix is

Hf =

2 x

2 y 0 x + y

0 y

2 z z

x + y z x

(a) What is

2 f

∂x∂z

(b) Classify the critical points ~a 1 and ~a 2 as local maximum, local minimum, saddle points, or im-

possible to tell with the given information. Justify your answers.

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  1. Calculate

R

(3x + 2y) dA where R is the region in the xy-plane bounded by the graphs of y = 2 and

2 y = x

2 .

  1. Let

F : R

3 → R

3 be given by

F (x, y, z) = (xe

y )ˆi + (z sin y)ˆj + (xy ln z)

k.

(a) Calculate div

F (− 3 , 0 , 2).

(b) Calculate curl

F.