Multivariable Calculus
Multivariable Calculus
1. Compute fx , fy , and fz
(a) Given f (x, y, z) = z ln(x2 y cos z), we compute:
2z
fx = ,
xy cos z
z
fy = ,
y
fz = ln(x2 y cos z) − z tan z.
p
(b) Given f (x, y, z) = x2 + y 2 + z 2 :
x
fx = p ,
x2 + y2 + z2
y
fy = p ,
x2 + y 2 + z 2
z
fz = p .
x2 + y 2 + z 2
fx = yz 2 ez sin(xz) cos(xz),
fy = ez sin(xz) ,
fz = yez sin(xz) (sin(xz) + xz cos(xz)).
p
2. Compute Derivatives for f (x, y) = 9 − x2 − 7y 3
−x
fx = p ,
2 9 − x2 − 7y 3
−21y 2
fy = p .
2 9 − x2 − 7y 3
1
∂z ∂z
4. Compute ∂u
and ∂v
(a) Given z = 8x2 y − 2x + 3y, x = uv, y = u − v:
∂z
= 16xyv − 2v + 8x2 + 3,
∂u
∂z
= 16xyu − 2u − 8x2 − 3.
∂v
(b) Given z = x2 y, x = 2 cos u, y = 3 sin v:
∂z
= −4xy sin u,
∂u
∂z
= 3x2 cos v.
∂v
2 √
(c) Given z = ex y , x = uv, y = v1 :
∂z 2 v
= ex y (2xy) √ ,
∂u 2 uv
∂z 2 u 2 1
= ex y (2xy) √ − ex y x2 2 .
∂v 2 uv v
dz
5. Compute dt
using the Chain Rule
(a) Given z = xy 3 − x2 y, x = t2 + 1, y = t2 − 1:
dz ∂z dx ∂z dy
= + .
dt ∂x dt ∂y dt
√
(b) Given z = sin x cos y, x = t, y = 1t :
dz dx dy
= (cos x cos y) − (sin x sin y) .
dt dt dt
∂z ∂z
6. Compute ∂s
and ∂t
(a) Given z = (x − y)5 , x = s2 t, y = st2 :
∂z ∂x ∂y
= 5(x − y)4 − ,
∂s ∂s ∂s
∂z ∂x ∂y
= 5(x − y)4 − .
∂t ∂t ∂t