Assignment 5 Tmath 126 Spring 2020 Page 1 of 4

Name:_________________________________________________________ due Sunday, May 17.

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1. Given the function below, find the following exact values:

3𝑦 ! 5𝑥
𝑧 = 𝑓(𝑥, 𝑦) = − "
𝑥 𝑦

a. f (–3, 2)
(1)

b. f (–1, 0)
(1)

c. 𝑓# (4, 2)
(3)
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2. Determine the function’s domain region in the xy – plane, and

sketch the region in the provided coordinate grid:
(2)

5
𝑧 = 𝑓(𝑥, 𝑦) =
.4𝑥 ! + 𝑦 ! − 49

3. For the limit calculation

2𝑥𝑦 "
lim
(#,&)→(),)) 𝑥 ! + 5𝑦 *

a. Find the limit along any straight line path y = mx through the origin.

(2)

!#
b. Find the limit along the path 𝑦 = 𝑥 ". What can you conclude about the given limit from both calculations?
(3)
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4. For the function

+, ", !
𝑤 = 𝑔(𝑥, 𝑦, 𝑧) = 16𝑥 !𝑦 !𝑧 − 𝑥 -. 𝑦𝑧,

a. Find the three first order partial derivatives.

(3)

b. The partial derivatives gxy and gzx . Are these the same?
(2)

c. The partial derivatives gxyz and gzxy . How do these two results compare?
(2)
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5. Given the function 𝑧 = ℎ(𝑥, 𝑦) = 𝑥 $ + 5𝑥𝑦 − 𝑦 " ,

a. Find the equation of the plane tangent to the function at the domain point (3, –2) in the form z = ax + by + c.
(3)

b. Find the values of the directional derivative at this point in the direction of the vectors v = < –1, 5 > and w = < 2, 3 >.
Round the results to 2 decimal places.
(3)

c. What are the direction and magnitude of the maximum directional derivative?
(1)