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A preview of solutions for calculus iii, test ii. It includes questions on finding gradients, directional derivatives, local maxima, minima, and saddle points, equations of tangent planes, linear approximations, partial derivatives, and maximum rates of change. Students are required to show all their work and circle their answers.
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10 questions, 10 points each.SHOW ALL YOUR WORK! CIRCLE YOUR ANSWER!
Question 1 Find the gradient of the function f (x, y) = xexy^ at the point (2, 0).
Question 2 Find the directional derivative of the functionvector ~v = ~i โ 2 ~j + 2~k at the point (1, 2 , 0). f (x, y, z) = xz โ xy in the direction of the
Question 3 Find local maximum, minimum and saddle points (if any) of the function f (x, y) = 2x^2 + 4xy โ y^2 + 6x โ 5.
Question 6 Let f (x, y) = xy โ x^2 y and x = s โ t, y = s^2 t. Find partial derivatives โfโs and โfโt.
Question 7 Let f (x, y) = x^2 y โ xy^2 and x = t^2 , y = 3t. Find derivative dfdt.
Question 8 Find equation of the tangent plane to the surface x^2 + 2y^2 โ 3 z^2 = 3 at the point (2, โ 1 , 1).
Question 9 Find the maximum rate of change ofdirection does it occur? f (x, y) = x^2 y + 2โy at the point (2, 1). In which