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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How to find which variable impacts the answer the most in this equation?

In this equation, if two of the variables are held constant, which variable will bring out the maximum positive change in the answer? I tried doing this in excel, but I'm having trouble figuring out if I'm on the right track. I got 27 different…
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Multivariable chain rule exercise

$F:\mathbb{R}^2\rightarrow\mathbb{R}$ is a $C^2$ function with $F_x(1,1)=F_{yy}(1,1)=1$ and $F_y(1,1)=F_{xx}(1,1)=0$ and $g:\mathbb{R}^2\rightarrow\mathbb{R}$ such that $g(r,\theta)=F(r\cos\theta,r\sin\theta)$. I'm asked to find the value of…
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Using the chain rule to compute $f_\theta$ given $f_x$ and $f_y$

This is an exam practice question. Suppose that $f(x, y)$ is a function of two variables with $f_x(0, 2) = 2$ and $f_y(0, 2) = -1$. Using the chain rule, compute the numerical value of $f_\theta(r\cos\theta, r\sin\theta)$ at $r=2$,…
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Calculate the mass of the ball $x^2+y^2+z^2=1$ with point density $e^x+e^y+e^z$

I'm asked in an exercise to calculate the mass of the ball $x^2+y^2+z^2=1$ with a density of $e^x+e^y+e^z$ at a given point. We've only learned triple integration with Cartesian coordinates so far so I'm trying to set up a triple integral using…
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Proving limits with epsilon delta for Multivariable Functions

I am very stuck on this question on finding a particular delta that would finish the proof of this limit for multi variable function. Prove that $ \displaystyle \lim_{(x,y)→(0,0)} (5x^{3}-x^{2}y^{2})=0$ I don't know how I can bound this function…
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Evaluating the line integral $\int_C{F\cdot dr}$ for a particular conservative vector field $F$

So I have this two dimensional vector field: $$F=\langle (1+xy)e^{xy},x^2e^{xy}\rangle$$ How can I tell whether $F$ is conservative or not? And also how do I calculate $\int_C{F\cdot dr}$, where $C$ is $x^2+y^2=1, y\ge 0$ and oriented to the…
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Volume of Region Paraboloids

How do I find the volume of the solid region which is bounded by $z=2x^2+2y^2$ and $z=3-x^2-y^2$? So I first realized that these two functions are paraboloids and I have to find the volume of their intersection. But, I'm not quite sure how to do so.…
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Integration by Parts with multi-variable functions

I want to prove that $$ - \int\limits_{\mathbb R^n} y_t \Delta y = \int\limits_{\mathbb R^n} \sum_{j=1}^n \left(\frac{\partial y}{\partial x_j}\right)\left(\frac{\partial y_t}{\partial x_j}\right) $$ Here $ \Delta y = \sum\limits_{j=1}^n…
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Flux through a paraboloid.

Let S be the surface formed by the part of the paraboloid $z = 1- x^2-y^2$ lying above the $xy$-plane and let $\vec F= x\hat i + y\hat j+2(1-z) \hat k$. Calculate the flux of $\vec F$ across S, taking the upward direction as the one for which the…
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Volume integral in $R^3$

Compute the volume of the body defined by the inequalities $$x^2+y^2 \leq 4x, \, |z| \leq x^2+y^2 \\$$ I write the first inequality as $(x-2)^2+y^2 \leq 4$ so it is a disk with radius $2$ and centrum in $(2,0)$. The second inequality is a…
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Differentiation under integral sign (arctan-function)

I have the integral $$ F(s) = \int_{0}^{\infty} \frac{\arctan(sx)}{x(1+x^2)} dx$$ and am supposed to solve it by finding $F'(s)$. So we get $$ F'(s) = \int_{0}^{\infty} \frac{\partial F}{\partial s} \frac{\arctan(sx)}{x(1+x^2)} dx =...= …
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An harmonic radial function in $\mathbb{R}^2$

I'm taking multivariable-calculus, and I got the following question: A function $f$ in n variables is called harmonic if $\sum_{i = 1}^{n}{\frac{\partial ^2 f}{\partial x_{i}^2}} = 0$. Is there a non-constant, radial harmonic function in…
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Simple limit in multi variable

For $x=(x_1,x_2,x_3)$, determine the limit $$\lim_{x\to 0} \frac{\sin|x|^2}{|x|^2+x_1x_2x_3}. $$ I want to use that $\lim_{x\to 0} \frac{sin|x|^2}{|x|^2} = 1$ but I can't see how to do that. Any hints?
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Conceptual explanation of integral of divergence.

$\textbf{My understanding of divergence:}$ Consider any vector field $\textbf{u}$, then $\operatorname{div}(u) = \nabla \cdot u$. More conceptually, if I place an arbitrarily small sphere around any point of the vector field $\textbf{u}$, divergence…
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How to calculate this multivariable limit?

$$ \lim_{(x,y,z)\to (0,0,0) } \frac{\sin(x^2+y^2+z^2) + \tan(x+y+z) }{|x|+|y|+|z|} $$ I know the entire limit should not exist. In addition, the limit: $$ \lim_{(x,y,z)\to (0,0,0) } \frac{\tan(x+y+z) }{|x|+|y|+|z|} $$ does not exist and it seems…