Questions tagged [multivariable-calculus]

Use this tag for questions about differential and integral calculus with more than one independent variable. Some related tags are (differential-geometry), (real-analysis), and (differential-equations).

Multivariable functions are functions like $f(x,y)=xy^2$, functions that have two or more inputs but still only one output.

There exist multivariable limits, where $x$ and $y$ approach a value instead of just $x$.

In multivariable calculus, when writing $\frac{\mathrm{d}}{\mathrm{d}x} \ f(x,y)$, one does not assume $y$ to be a constant, instead it is assumed that $y$ is a function of $x$.

To indicate that $y$ is a constant, one should use $\frac{\partial}{\partial x} f(x,y)$. These are called partial derivatives.

One also has integrals of multivariable functions. We say that we integrate over a surface in case of a two-variable function. We write this as $$\iint_S f(x,y)$$

If the surface is a rectangle $S: [a,b] \times [c,d]$, and the function is continuous on this rectangle, then Fubini's theorem says that $$\iint_S f(x,y) = \int^b_a\int^d_c f(x,y) \mathrm{d}y \mathrm{d}x$$

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Differentiabily of the function $f(x,y) = \frac{x}{y}$

I'm being asked to show the function $f(x) = \frac{x}{y}$ is differentiable in its domain, via the definition of a differentiable function. For this I've already calculated the partial derivatives with respect to $x$ and $y$, these are:…
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Does taking integrals in higher dimensions "smoothen things out"?

Specifically, I was wondering the following: Let $I$ stand for the closed interval $[0,1]$. Let $f:I^n \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ be a continuous function. Take an open subset $U \subset I^n$, and define a function $g: I^n \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ where…
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Are these hypothesis of a Green's theorem's proof too restrictive?

I found a proof of Green's theorem on a pdf and tried to understand it. Becuase the proof in itself is clear to me, I'm wondering if the hypothesis are too restrictive or if it can be a "good" general proof. Let $D$ be a limited subset of $R^2$,…
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Help with differentiability of $\frac{x^6}{x^4 + y^4}$ at $(x,y)=(1,2)$

Imagine you have the following function: $$ f(x, y): \mathbb R^2 \rightarrow \mathbb R \\ \; \\ f(x) = \begin{cases} \frac{x^6}{x^4 + y^4} & (x, y) \neq (0, 0) \; \; \\ \\ 0 & (x, y) \neq (0, 0) \\ \end{cases} $$ And…
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Mixed partial derivatives equality

Recently I proved this fact: If in some neighborhood of the point $(x, y)$ there exists $f_x$, $f_y$, $f_{xy}$, and if $f_{xy}$ is continuous in $(x, y)$, then there exist $f_{yx}$ in $(x, y)$ and $f_{xy} = f_{yx}$. I'm trying to find an example…
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Proving integral property of an specific function

Let $A=[0,1]\times[0,1]$ and $f(x,y) = \frac{x}{(1+x^2)(1+xy)}$. Show that $2\int_A f(x,y)dxdy = \int_A (f(x,y) + f(y,x))dxdy$. How can I prove it? I just obvserved that $A$ is symmetric over $y=x$, but also $f(x,y) \neq f(y,x)$, so I'm not really…
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Find each digit of a subtraction with a known result and fixed values

I'm playing an iOS escape game where a problem is this : a b c d e - f g h i --------- 3 3 3 3 3 Where : d = 6 each letter is a unique digit > 0 (a & b can't be 2 for example) I block after these hypotheses : abc6ef = 33333 + ghij ghij can be at…
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Let $f(x,y)=x^2y-y^2x$. Find extremus points such that $0\leq x,y \leq 1$.

Let $f(x,y)=x^2y-y^2x$. Find extremus points such that $0\leq x,y \leq 1$. My attempt: $\nabla f=(2xy-y^2,x^2-2xy)=0.$ Therefore , the critical points are $(0,0)$. $H_f= -4x^2-4y^2 \implies H_f(x,y)<0 \forall (x,y)\in [0,1]$. Am I supposed to check…
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Implicit derivation of of $x^y+\sin y=1$ at point $(1,0)$.

So first I show that $y$ is dependent on $x$. Let $f(x,y)=x^y+\sin y$ then $f_y=x^y\ln x+\cos y$ and $f_y(1,0)=1\neq0$. So if we derive $f$ with respect to $x$ we get $x^yy'\ln x+y'\cos y=0\iff y'(x)=0$ but…
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Calc 3: Why is delta the radius of a circle in the epsilon-delta definition of a multivariable limit?

The single variable definition of a limit states (assuming $\epsilon > 0$ and $\delta > 0$) that if $0 < |x-a| < \delta$ then $|f(x) - L| < \epsilon$. The multivariable definition goes if $0 < \sqrt{(x-a)^2 + (y-b)^2} < \delta$ then $|f(x,y) - L| <…
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Line integral of $\int_\gamma\left(\frac{1}{x+1}-\frac{y}{(x+y)^2}\right)dx+\left(\frac{1}{y+1}-\frac{x}{(x+y)^2}\right)dy$

Determine the line integral $\int_\gamma\left(\frac{1}{x+1}-\frac{y}{(x+y)^2}\right)dx+\left(\frac{1}{y+1}-\frac{x}{(x+y)^2}\right)dy$ where $\gamma$ follows the circle from $(1,0)$ to $(0,1)$. Let $x=\cos\theta$ and $y=\sin\theta$ where…
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Continuity of a multivariable function at origin

Let $f(x,y)= \frac{x^2y}{\sqrt{x^6+2y^2}}$ when $ (x,y)\neq (0,0)$, $f(x,y) = 0$ otherwise. The hint says that we can prove discontinuity at $0$ by considering the sequence $(\frac{1}{n},\frac{1}{n^3})$. Even if we take this sequence, the function…
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If the directional derivative of the function $g$ exists in any direction

If the directional derivative of a function $g$ exists for any $\boldsymbol{\theta}$ in any direction ${\bf d}$, and can be expressed as: \begin{equation} \lim_{\tau \rightarrow 0} \frac{g(\boldsymbol{\theta} + \tau {\bf d}) -…
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Partial derivatives of a function composed with an affine transformation

Suppose that $f \in C^\infty(\mathbb{R}^n,\mathbb{R})$ and $y = Ax + b$ is an affine transformation of $\mathbb{R}^n$. Does there exist a simple formula for the (higher order) partial derivatives of $f(y)$ with respect to $x$? My main insight is…
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Partial derivatives of $g(x,y,z)=f(x-y,y-z,z-x)$.

Let $f$ be two times differentiable function of variables $u,w,v$ and define $g(x,y,z)=f(x-y,y-z,z-x)$. Determine $\frac{\partial g}{\partial x}+\frac{\partial g}{\partial y}+\frac{\partial g}{\partial z}$ and express $\frac{\partial^2 g}{\partial…
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