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Page 1: 8 - 11 Partial Derivatives Lessons 8 11

PARTIAL DERIVATIVES

(8, 9, 10 , 11)

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Functions of Several VariablesLesson 8

Objectives:

At the end of the lesson you should be able to:

1. Define a function of two variables.

2. Evaluate a function.

3. Find the domain and range of a function.

4. Sketch a function.

5. Find the limit of a function.

6. Find the point of discontinuity of a function.

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Functions of Several Variables

A function of two variables is a rule that assigns to each

ordered pair of real number (x,y) in a set D (Domain) a

real unique number denoted by f (x,y).

The set D is the domain of f and its range R is the set of

values that f takes on, that is

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}),(/),({ Dyxyxf

Definition

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Function is composed of two parts these are the Range and the Domain.

For examples,

?)

?)

?)1,()

?)1,1()

:

).1ln(),(

Ranged

Domainc

efb

fa

isWhat

yxyxf

3

?

1),( 2

fofrangetheisWhat

yxyxf

).,,()

).,,()

).4,2,2()

)25ln(),,( 222

zyxgofrangetheFindc

zyxgofdomainFindb

gEvaluatea

zyxzyxg

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Domain of a FunctionGiven the following functions find the domain D:

xyoryx

yxyxf

,0

,),(

x

y

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a.

More Illustrative examples!!!

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22222

22

2404

4

53),(.

yxoryx

yx

yxyxfb

x

y

22

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Level curves (contour curves) is a set of points

joined together at a constant elevation. It is a

method of visualizing a given function.

The other methods are arrow diagrams and graphs.

The level curves of a function of two variables are the

curves with equations f ( x, y ) = k , where k is a constant

( in the range of f ).

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Definition

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Level Curves

Sketch some level curves of the function

.4),( 22 yxyxg

0,4/

1

4),(22

22

kk

y

k

x

yxyxgk

Let k = 1 , 2 , 4 y

x

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Limits

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Definition:

3

),(),(21

22

11

),(),(

,)

.),(lim,

),(),(),()

),(),(),()..

,),(lim

Lyxalongc

existnotdoesyxfthenLL

CalongbayxasLyxfifband

CalongbayxasLyxfifaei

Lyxf

bayx

bayx

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Example 1: Limit

2),(lim,)

1),0(lim)

1)0,(lim)

:

lim

),(),(

),0(),(

)0,(),(

22

2

)0,0(),(

xxfxyLetc

yfb

xfa

Solution

yx

yx

xxyx

yyx

xyx

yx

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Evaluate

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Example 2: Limit

18

18lim

)66(cos)3(6lim)2(coslim

:

)2(coslim

)3,6(),(

)3,6(),()3,6(),(

)3,6(),(

yx

yxyx

yx

yxxy

Solution

yxyx

Find the

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Do Nos. 5, 9, 17, and 18 on page 944

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Continuity

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Definition:

A function f of two variables is continuous at (a,b) if

f is defined on the Domain D at every point (a,b) on

D that is,

),(),(lim),(),(

bafyxfbayx

Or simply, the surface which is the graph of a continuous function has no hole or break on it.

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Example: Continuity

Find h(x,y)=g(f(x,y)) and the set on which h is continuous.

22

2

2

2

2

0/),(,

1

1)),((),(

:

.),(,1

1)(

xyoryx

yxyxD

yx

yxyxfgyxh

Solution

yxyxft

ttg

Solution:

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See the graph!!!

x

y

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Example: Continuity

22

),( yxeyxF yx

Determine the set of points where F(x,y) is continuous

0)( 2 yx To be continuous, the values of

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Solve Nos. 28 and 34 on page 945

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Partial Derivatives Lesson 9

Objectives:

At the end of the lesson you should be able to:

1. Define partial derivative.

2. Find the partial derivative of a function.

3. Define Chain Rule

4. Use the Chain Rule

5. Define Implicit Differentiation.

6. Use the Implicit Differentiation

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Partial Derivatives

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The function is a surface. The partial

derivatives of f at (a,b,c) are the slopes of the tangents to the two curves

),( yxfz

.21 CandC

x

y

z

1C

2C

1T2T

)0,,( baP

P(a,b,c)

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Partial Derivative Rules

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1. Consider y as a constant and differentiate f(x,y) with

respect to x thus, the result is

2. Consider x as a constant and differentiate f(x,y) with

respect to y thus, the result is

x

zf

x

f

x

yxfx

),(

y

zf

y

f

y

yxfy

),(

Rules:

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Higher Partial Derivatives

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Some notations are the following:

yx

f

yx

ff

xy

f

xy

ff

y

f

yy

ff

x

f

xx

ff

xy

yx

yy

xx

2

2

2

2

2

2

)(

)()(

)(

)()(

)(

)()(

)(

)()(

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Examples: Partial Derivative

1. Given

.,2),( 432xxxffindyxyxyxf

yxf xxx 48

Your Answer is

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2. Given .),(2

yxyx ffindeyxf

Example: Partial Derivative

22

22

2

3

2

2

22

)2()()2(

)(

yxyxyx

yxyxyx

yxx

eyxyef

xyeyyef

yef

Solution:

Is ?xyyx ff

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3. Given :

.

,),,( 33445

zyxffind

zyzyxxzyxf

Example : Partial Derivative

233

333

3434

48

16

45

zyxf

zyxf

zyxxf

zyx

yx

x

Your solution is

What is the value of ?)2,2,1( zyxf

1536)4)(8(48)2()2)(1(48 233 zyxf

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Practice Tasks

Solve the following as indicated:

1.

2.

3.

4.

.)1,2(,)0,1(;43),( 232 yx ffyyxxyxf

.;;),(y

f

x

f

y

xeyxf yx

.;;ln),(2

2

2

232

y

f

x

fxyyxyxf

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.;;),cos(),( 43yyyxyyx ffyxyxyxf

Partial Derivates of Three Variables:

1.

2.

.;4),,( 23zyxfyxzxyzyxf

zzyyxy fyzx

y

zezyxf ;sin),,(

22

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Chain Rule

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s

y

y

z

s

x

x

z

s

z

t

y

y

z

t

x

x

z

t

z

tshytsgxwhereyxfzIfCase

t

dy

y

z

dt

dx

x

z

dt

dzthenthyand

tgxwhereyxfzIfCasedt

dx

dx

dy

dt

dythen

tgxandxfyIf

),(,),(),(.2

),(

)(,),(.1

.

),(,)(

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The Tree Diagram for the Chain Rule

z

x y

t t

z

x y

u v u v

Let’s go to the examples!!!

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z

x y t

u vu v

u v

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Examples: The Chain Rule

1.

2.

.;,, 2222

dt

dzeyexyxz tt

t

z

s

zesyesx

y

xz tt

,;1,,

Show the tree diagram for these

Let us solve the examples!

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Answers:

1. 22222 yxyeext

z tt

2. 22;

y

xse

y

se

t

z

y

xe

y

e

s

z tttt

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Practice More !

Solve Nos. 22-24 , page 974

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Implicit Differentiation The Rules are:

y

x

F

F

yFxF

x

y

z

y

F

F

zFyF

y

z

z

x

F

F

zFxF

x

z

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Example: Implicit Differentiation

)(arctan zyzxwherey

zand

x

z

Find

Solution:

a) yyz

yz

yzyF

F

x

z

z

x

1)(

1)(

1)(1

12

2

2

b) yyz

z

yzy

yzz

F

F

y

z

z

y

2

2

2

)(1)(1

1

)(1

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Example : Implicit Differentiation

Find )(ln zxzywherey

zand

x

z

Your answers are:

a) 1)(

1

zxyF

F

x

z

z

x

b) 1)(

)(

zxy

zxz

F

F

y

z

z

y

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Do Nos. 41 and 44 on page 957

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Worded Problem

The temperature at a point (x,y) on a flat metal plate is given by , where T is in and x,y in meters.

Find the rate of change of temperature with respect to

distance at the point (2,1) in the x-direction and in the y-

direction.

)1(

60),(

22 yxyxT

C0

You are to find )1,2()1,2( yx TandT

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3

10

3

20

)1(

120,

)1(

120222222

yx

yx

TT

yx

yT

yx

xT

Negative values mean that the temperatures are decreasing!!!

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Do Nos. 77 and 80 on page 958

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Worded Problem

If resistors of ohms are connected in

parallel to make an R-ohm resistor, the values of R can

be found by the equation . Find the value

of .

321 ,, RandRR

321

1111

RRRR

ohmsRandRRwhenR

R9045,30 321

2

To solve must be constants and use implicit differentiation .

31 RandR

9

12

2

R

R

F

F

R

R

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Example on Tangent LinesFind the point of intersection of the tangent lines to the curve

at the points where t = 0 and t = 0.5. What is the angle of intersection of these two tangent lines?

ttttr cos,sin2,sin)(

Note: The tangent line at t=0, is the line thru a point with position vector r(0) and in the direction of the tangent vector r’(0).

Likewise, the tangent line at t =0.5 is the line thru a point with position vector r(0.5) and in the direction of the tangent vector

r’(0.5).

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The angle of intersection of the two curves is the angle between the two tangent vectors to the curves at the point of intersection.

Use:

ba

ba cos

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Tangent Planes and Linear Approximations

Lesson 10Objectives

At the end of the lesson you should be able to:

1. Define tangent planes.

2. Find an equation of the tangent plane to the surface.

3 Find the equation of the normal line to the surface.

4. Define linear approximation.

5. Find the linear approximation.

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Tangent Planes

Definition

Tangent plane to the surface S at the point P is defined to be the plane that contains both tangent lines and .1T

2T

z

y

x

1T

2T1C

2C

*))(,())(,( 0000000 yyyxfxxyxfzz yx

Tangent Plane

* Equation of the tangent

plane to the surface

z = f (x,y) at the point

),,( 0000 zyxP

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Example 1: Tangent Plane

Find the equation of the tangent plane to the given surface

at the point (-1,2,4).yyxz 24 22

y

z

x

028

)2(2)1(84

)()(

222

88);,(

000

zyx

yxz

yyfxxfzz

yf

xfyxfz

yx

y

x

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0P

NL

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Example 2: Normal Line

Find the equation of the normal line (NL) on the said

point of the given surface in Example 1.

Recall the vector equation of a line. You need a point and a direction for the line.

Do you have these two?

cbatzyxzyx

vtrr

,,,,,, 000

0

1,2,84,2,1,, tzyx

Your vector equation of the normal line!!

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Example 3: Tangent Plane

Find the points on the ellipsoid where

the tangent plane is parallel to the plane 3x - y + 3z = 1

132 222 zyx

z

y

x

0Pczzf

byyf

axxf

zyxzyxf

z

y

x

0

0

0

222

66

44

22

132),,(

Recall two parallel vectors!!

a = k v

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kzky

kzkykx

kzyx

zyxcbazyx

00

000

000

000000

;2

1

33;2;3

3,1,33,2,

3,2,2,,6,4,2

Substitute these values to the ellipsoid and you get the

required point on the surface of the solid. The values are:

)28.,14.,85.(),,(28.0 0000 zyxPthenk

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Do Nos. 1-3 on page 966

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Linear ApproximationDefinition:

Linear approximation L(x,y) of f (x,y) at the point (a,b) is

the function defining the z-values on the tangent plane.

Recall the equation of the tangent plane

Where the point given

is substituted to the above formula, you get

))(,())(,( 0000000 yyyxfxxyxfzz yx

)),(,,(),,( 000 bafbazyx

))(,())(,(),( bybafaxbafbafz yx

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Example 4: Linearization

Find the linear approximation of the function

and use it to approximate f (6.9, 2.06).

)2,7()3ln(),( atyxyxf

13

)2(3)7(10

))(,())(,( 0000000

yxz

yxz

yyyxfxxyxfzz yx

33

3)2,7(

13

1)2,7(

yxf

yxf

y

x

28.01)06.2(39.6)06.2,9.6( fz

Then approximate

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Example 5: Linear Approximation

Compute the linear approximation of

at (0,0).

yxexyxf 2

2),(

1)0,0(;222)0,0(22

yxy

yxx efexf

yxz

yxz

yyyxfxxyxfzz yx

21

)0(1)0(21

))(,()(),( 0000000

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Take note !

Linear approximation is also called tangent plane approximation

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Differential

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For a function y = f (x), the differential d x is an independent

variable and it is a real number.

The differential d y is defined as d y = f’(x)d x.

x

yy = f (x)

dyy

x

yd

y

x increment in xchange in height of the curvechange in height of the tangent line

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Total DifferentialFor , a differentiable function, d z is called the

total differential wherein dx and dy are independent

variables. Total differential is defined by

),( yxfz

dyy

zdx

x

zdz

dyyxfdxyxfdz yx

),(),(

* Its value is approximately equal to increment in z

*

)( z

To find the increment in z, use),(),( yxfyyxxfz

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Example 6: Total Differential

Let and x changes from (3,-1) to (2.96, -0.95).

Find the total differential and the increment in z. Is there a

difference between the two?

22 3yxyxz

a) Increment in z )( z

72.0

1528.14

)1(3)1(33)95.0(3)95.0)(96.2()96.2(

3)(3))(()(2222

2222

z

z

z

yxyxyyyyxxxxz

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b) Total differential d z

73.0

45.028.0

)05.0)(9()04.0)(7(

)6(2

dz

zd

dz

dyyxdxyxzd

dyy

zdx

x

zzd dx = 2.96-3 =-0.04

dy = -0.95+1 = 0.05

Proceed to application!

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How much is the difference?

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Example 7: Application for Differentials

The length and width of a rectangle are 30 cm. and 24 cm., respectively, with an error in measurement of at most 0.1cm in each. Use differential to estimate the maximum error in the evaluated area of the rectangle.

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Area = L W

24.5 cmdA

LdWWdLdA

dWW

AdL

L

AdA

WLA

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Example 8: Application for Differentials

Use differentials to estimate the amount of tin in a closed can with diameter 8 cm. and height 12 cm. if the tin is 0.04 cm. thick.

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hrV 2cmdh

cmdr

08.0

04.0

Use:

..08.16

2 2

2

cmcudV

dhrdrrhdhh

Vdr

r

VdV

hrV

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Practice More

On page 967 Do Nos. 32, 34 and 35.

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Directional Derivatives and Gradient Vectors

Lesson 11

Objectives:

At the end of the lesson you should be able to:

1. Define directional derivative.

2. Find directional derivative.

3. Define gradient vector.

4. Find gradient vector.

5. Solve applications for directional derivative and gradient vector.

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Directional Derivative

Directional derivative is the rate of change of a function of

two or more variables in a given direction.

Let z = f (x,y), then the partial derivatives are

defined as

yx ff ,

h

yxfhyxfyxf

h

yxfyhxfyxf

hy

hx

),(),(lim),(

),(),(lim),(

0000

000

00000

000

and represents the rates of change of z in the x- and y-

directions of the unit vectors i and j.

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Definition

The directional derivative of f at in the direction of a

unit vector u=<a,b>

is

If this limit exists.

),( 00 yx

h

yxfhbyhaxfyxfD

hu

),(),(lim),( 0000

000

Comparing Definition 2 to the first, if u = i= <1,0>,then

and if u=j=<0,1> , then .

It means that the partial derivatives of f with respect to x

and y are special cases of directional derivatives.

xi ffD

yj ffD

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Theorem

If f is a differentiable function of x and y, then f has a

directional derivative in the direction of the unit vector u = <a,b>

and

byxfayxfyxfD yxu ),(),(),(

Lets have an example!

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See the illustration for you to visualize

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Example 1: Directional Derivative

Find the directional derivative of at

the given point (1,2) and u is the unit vector given by angle , .

23 43),( yxyxyxf

9.3),(

6sin)43(

6cos)33[(),(

),(),(),(

2

yxfD

yxyxyxfD

byxfayxfyxfD

u

u

yxu

2

1,

2

3

sin,cos

u

uFind u=<a,b>And then use the formula

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6

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Directional Derivative in the Space

Definition

The directional derivative of f at in the direction

of the unit vector u= (a,b,c) is

),,( 000 zyx

h

zyxfhczhbyhaxfzyxfD

hu

),,(),,(lim),,( 000000

0000

if this limit exists.

Hence the formula that can be used is,

czyxfbzyxfazyxfzyxfD zyxu ),,(),,(),,(),,(

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Example 2: Directional Derivative

Find the directional derivative of g(x,y,z) = (x +2y +3z) at the

given point ( 1,1,2) in the direction of v = 2j-k.

2!/

zyxf

zyxf

zyxf

u

zyx322

3;

32

1;

322

1

5

1,2,0

56

1

52

1

53

20),,(

2

1,

3

1,

6

1

5

1,2,0),,(

zyxfD

zyxfD

u

u

Unit vector

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2. Given are the following:

3

1,

3

1,

3

1

);1,2,1(;),,( 32

u

andPzyxzyxf

a) Find gradient of f at the given point.

b) Find the rate of change of f at P in the direction of the unit vector.

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The Gradient VectorDefinition:

If f is a function of two variables x and y, then the gradient of f

is the vector function

jy

fi

x

ffff yx

,

If f is a function of three variables x,y, and z, then the

gradient of f is the vector function

k

z

fj

y

fi

x

fffff zyx

,,

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Example 3: Gradient Vector

Find the gradient of

0,3)3,1(

ln,)3,1(

,)3,1(

:

).3,1(ln),()

f

xx

yf

fff

Solution

Patxyyxfa

yx

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Example 4: Gradient Vector

Find the gradient of

).2,0,3(),,( 2 Patexzyxf zy

Try and solve this!!

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Directional Derivative and Gradient Vector

Directional derivative can be found using the gradient

vector.These formulas are the following:

a) For f (x,y),

b) For f (x,y,z),

baffufyxfD yxu ,,),(

cbafffzyxfD

ufzyxfD

zyxu

u

,,,,),,(

),,(

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Practice Task

Do the following problems. Find the directional derivatives at the given point and and a given vector:

1. The function at (3,4) in the

direction of the vector <-1.2>.

Guided Questions?

a) What is your u?

b) What are the values for ?

c)

)ln(),( 22 yxyxf

)4,3(;)4,3( yx ff

?)4,3( fDu

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b) The temperature T in the metal ball is inversely proportional to the distance from the center of the ball, which we take to be the origin. The temperature at the point (1,2,2) is 120 degrees Centigrade.

What is the rate of change of T at (1,2,2) in the direction toward the point (2,1,3)?

How to solve???

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Maximal Direction Property of the Gradient

Suppose a function f is differentiable at the point and

that the gradient of f at the point is not equal to zero then,

a) The largest value of the directional derivative at

is and the unit vector points in the direction of

b) The smallest value of the directional derivative at

is and occurs when the unit vector points in the direction of .

0P

fDu 0P

0f .0f

fDu

0P0f

0f

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Example 5 : Maximum and Minimum Rates of Change

Find the maximum and minimum rates of change of the

function at the point (1,3).22),( yxyxf

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Maximum /Minimum rates of change

yxyx ffffff ,,

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Example 6: Maximum/Minimum Rate of Change

In what direction as increasing most rapidly

at the point P(2,1)? What is the maximum rate of change?

In what direction is it decreasing most rapidly?

xyxeyxf 2),(

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Do the following:

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Nos. 10, 16, 26, 32 and 34

PRACTICE MORE!!

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