Mathematics 55

5. f (x, y, z) = ln xy + ln yz + ln xz, P (1, 1, 1)

Exercise on Directional Derivatives and Level

6. f (x, y, z) = ln(x2 + y 2 1) + y + 6z, P (1, 1, 0)

Curves
V. Find equations for the (a) tangent plane and (b) normal line at the given point on the given surface
I. Find the gradient of the function at the given point.
1. x2 + y 2 + z 2 = 3, P (1, 1, 1)
1. f (x, y) = y x, P (2, 1)


2. f (x, y) = ln x2 + y 2 , P (1, 1)

2. x2 + y 2 z 2 = 18, P (3, 5, 4)
3. 2z x2 = 0, P (2, 0, 2)

3. f (x, y) = y x , P (1, 0)

x2
y2
4. f (x, y) =
, P ( 2, 1)
2
2
5. f (x, y, z) = x2 + y 2 2z 2 + z ln x, P (1, 1, 1)
3

6. f (x, y, z) = 2z 3(x + y )z + tan

7. f (x, y, z)

4. x2 + 2xy y 2 + z 2 = 7, P (1, 1, 3)
5. cos x x2 y + exz + yz = 4, P (0, 1, 2)
6. x2 xy y 2 z = 0, P (1, 1, 1)

xz, P (1, 1, 1)

1
x2 + y 2 + z 2 2
+

ln(xyz), P (1, 2, 2)
8. f (x, y, z) = ex+y cos z + (y + 1) sin1 x, P (0, 0, 6 )
II. Find the directional derivative of f at the given point
in the direction given by .

7. x + y + z = 1, P (0, 1, 0)
8. x2 + y 2 2xy x + 3y z = 4, P (2, 3, 18)
9. z = ln(x2 + y 2 ), P (1, 0, 0)

10. z = y x, P (1, 2, 1)
11. z = e(x

+y 2 ), P (0,0,1)

12. z = 4x2 + y 2 , P (1, 1, 5)

2 3

1. f (x, y) = x y y , (2, 1), =

2. f (x, y) = x sin(xy), (2, 0), =

III. Find the directional derivative of the function at the

given point P in the direction of the vector ~v .


2
1. f (x, y) = yx , P (1, 2), ~v = 13 2i j


2. f (x, y) = ln x2 + y 2 , P (2, 1), ~v =< 1, 2 >
3. g(r, s) = tan1 (rs) , P (1, 2), ~v = 5i + 10j
4. f (x, y) = 2xy 3y 2 , P (5, 5), ~v = 4i + 3j
5. f (x, y) = 2x2 + y 2 , P (1, 1), ~v =< 3, 4 >




v =
6. h(x, y) = tan1 xy + 3 sin1 xy
2 , P (1, 1), ~

3i 2j
7. f (x, y, z) = xy+yz+zx, P (1, 1, 2), ~v = 3i+6j2k
8. f (x, y, z) = x2 + 2y 2 3z 2 , P (1, 1, 1) ~v =< 1, 1, 1 >
9. f (x, y, z) = 3ex cos yz, P (0, 0, 0), ~v =< 2, 1, 2 >
10. f (x, y, z) = cos xy + eyz + ln zx, P (1, 0, 12 ), ~v =<
1, 2, 2 >
IV. Find the direction in which the function increase and
decrease most rapidly at the given point. Then find
the derivatives of the function at these directions.
1. f (x, y) = x2 + xy + y 2 , P (1, 1)
2. f (x, y) = x2 y + exy sin y, P (1, 0)
x
3. f (x, y, z) = yz, P (4, 1, 1)
y
1
4. f (x, y, z) = xey + z 2 , P (1, ln 2, )
2