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1. Find the equation of the tangent line and plane to the contour curve and surface of a function at a given point. 2. Examine the properties of a 3D vector field, including its Jacobian, divergence, and curl. Determine if it has a potential function. 3. Find the third order Taylor polynomial of a function about a point. 4. Show that a function with three critical points has two saddle points by determining the Hessian matrix at each point. 5. Formulate and solve an optimization problem with a constraint to determine the maximum volume of a rectangular box.

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MAT2615 TL 101 Assignment2

1. Find the equation of the tangent line and plane to the contour curve and surface of a function at a given point. 2. Examine the properties of a 3D vector field, including its Jacobian, divergence, and curl. Determine if it has a potential function. 3. Find the third order Taylor polynomial of a function about a point. 4. Show that a function with three critical points has two saddle points by determining the Hessian matrix at each point. 5. Formulate and solve an optimization problem with a constraint to determine the maximum volume of a rectangular box.

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ASSIGNMENT 02
Basic Concepts, Limits, Continuity and Differentiation
Applications of Derivatives
FIXED CLOSING DATE: 01 06 July
June 2022
2022

1. (Sections 2.12, 3.2, 7.5, 7.8) Consider the R2 − R function defined by

f (x, y) = x2 − 2x − y

and let C be the contour curve of f at level 0.

(a) Find a Cartesian equation for the tangent line L to C at the point (−1, 3) . (4)
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(b) Sketch the contour curve C together with the line L in R . Show all intersections with the
axes. (4)
(c) Find an equation for the tangent plane V to the graph of f in R3 at the point (−1, 3, 0) .
(4)
Hints:
• Study Definitions 3.2.5 and 3.2.9. Use Definition 3.2.5 to find an equation for C.
• By a vector perpendicular to a curve at a given point, we mean a vector perpendicular
to the tangent to the curve at that point. Use Theorem 7.8.1 to find a vector
perpendicular to C at the point (−1, 3) .
• Study Remark 2.12.2(1) and use Definition 2.12.1 to find the Cartesian equation of
L. Or, equivalently, use Definition 7.8.6. (Note that, in the case n = 2, the formula
in Definition 7.8.6 gives a Cartesian equation for a tangent to a contour curve.)
• By a vector perpendicular to a surface at a given point, we mean a vector perpendicular
to the tangent plane to the surface at that point. Define an R3 − R function g such
that the graph of f is a contour surface of g, and then use Theorem 7.8.3 to find a
vector perpendicular to V at the point (−1, 3, 0) .
• Use Definition 2.12.1 or Definition 7.8.6 (with g in the place of f ) to find the
equation of V , or use Definition 7.5.4 (Read Remark 7.5.5(2).) [12]

2. (Section 7.9 and Unit 8) Consider the 3-dimensional vector field F defined by

F (x, y, z) = 2xyz, x2 z + 2yz 2 , x2 y + 2y 2 z + ez .




(a) Write down the Jacobian matrix JF (x, y, z) . (2)


(b) Determine divF (x, y, z) . (2)
(c) Determine curl F (x, y, z) . (2)
(d) Does F have a potential function? Give reasons for your answer, referring to the relevant
definitions and theorems in the study guide. (2)

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(e) Find a potential function of F , using the method of Example 7.9.1. Note, however, that
the example concerns a 2–dimensional vector field, so you will have to adapt the method
to be suitable for a 3–dimensional vector field. Pay special attention to the notation
that you use for derivatives of functions of more than one variable. (6)

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3. (Unit 9) Consider the R2 − R function f defined by

f (x, y) = ex ln (1 + y) .

Find the third order Taylor Polynomial of f about the point (0, 0) . [8]

4. (Section 10.2) Consider the R2 − R function f defined by

f (x, y) = x2 + 2y 2 − x2 y.

Show that f has two saddle points.


Hint:

• There are three critical points. Determine, by using Theorem 10.2.9, which are saddle points
. [8]

5. (Section 10.3) A delivery company needs the measurements of a rectangular box such that
the length plus twice the width plus twice the height should not exceed 150 cm. What is the
maximum volume of such a box?
Hints:

• Let the length be x cm, the width y cm and the height z cm.
• Let f (x, y, z) denote the quantity that you have to maximise, and g (x, y, z) the quantity
on which there is a constraint.
• Formulate the problem as an optimization problem with constraints and apply the Method
of Lagrange.

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