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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Cylindrical body volume

The volume of the solid body bounded by $x^2+y^2=4$ and the planes $y+z=4$ , $z=0$ should be calculated. The class notes say that this type of problem is solved using volume integral $\iiint \limits_G dV $. Work so far: **Edit (based on tom's…
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What is a Hyper-Sphere?

I am interesting about the geometric properties of 3-D spheres and I know nothing about hyper-spheres. Please can you describe me, what is a hyper-sphere?
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Equation for the tangent plane and the normal line of $f(x, y, z) = x^2 + y^2 + z$

I have question: Find the equation for the tangent plane and the normal line of the surface $f(x,y,z)=x^2+y^2+z$ at point $(1,1,1)$ For the tangent plane I got, $z=2x+2y+z-2$ is this correct, if so from here how do I find the normal line?
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Curl Proof Question

Prove the given formula. So far I have $f\textbf{F}=(f\textbf{F}_1, f\textbf{F}_2, f\textbf{F}_3)$, but I'm not sure where to go from there. Could anyone give me some pointers? Thank you.
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Finding limits of a line integral with vector fields

A quick question about limits on a line integral involving vector fields. Evaluate the line integral $\int_CF\cdot\mathrm ds$ where $$F(x,y)=(e^x\sin y+3y,e^x\cos y+2x-2y)$$ and $C$ is the ellipse $4x^2+y^2=4$ choosing the counterclockwise…
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How to tell if $T(x,y,z) = (y \sin x, z \cos y, xy)$ is one-to-one and/or onto?

$T(x,y,z) = (y \sin x, z \cos y, xy)$ from $\mathbb{R^3} \rightarrow \mathbb{R^3}$ To show 1-to-1, we want to show: $$y \sin x = y' \sin x' \\ z \cos y = z' \cos y' \\ xy = x'y'$$ I'm not sure what to do here algebraically, since we can't divide…
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How to find the part of a plane lying inside a cylinder?

I have the plane $x + y + z = 1$ and the cylinder $x^2 + y^2 = 4,$ and need to find the part of the plane which is inside the cylinder; I have the feeling it's going to be an ellipse. I tried doing $$ x^2 + y^2 = 4x + 4y + 4z,$$ but this is a…
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How can I know if a vector $\mathbf{a}$ is tangent to a surface $S$?

I am given a surface $S$ parametrized by $\mathbf{r} (u, v) = x(u, v) \mathbf{i} + y(u, v) \mathbf{j} + z(u, v) \mathbf{k}$ and a vector $\mathbf{a}.$ How can I know if the vector is tangent to the surface?
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Gradient formula of volume of tetrahedron involving the scalar triple product

Let $a,b,c,d \in \mathbb{R}^3$ be the vertices of a tetrahedron (I’m unsure whether or not the order of the vertices is important for what follows). The volume of the tetrahedron is $$ \begin{align} \operatorname{vol}(a,b,c,d) &=…
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Building a certain kind of a multivariable function-max/min

I want to build a function $f(x,y)$ that has the following properties: $f(x,y)$ is a polynomial of degree 2. $\nabla f(3,-2)\neq 0 $ . The maximum of $f$ under the constraint $x+y=1$ is in the point $(3,-2)$ $f$ is not constant on the line $ x+y=1$…
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Proving that $f$ is inegrable over rectangular $R=R' \cup R''$, union of disjoint rectangulars iff it's integrable over $R'$ and $R''$

Prove that $f : \mathbb{R}^n \to \mathbb{R}$ is inegrable over rectangular $R=R' \cup R''$, union of disjoint rectangulars iff it's integrable over $R'$ and $R''$. My definition of "integrable": for any $\epsilon > 0$ there is a partition $p$…
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Reversing the order of integration - different answer

I'm trying to evaluate this integral $\displaystyle\int_{-\pi/2}^{\pi/2} d\theta \displaystyle\int_0^{ 2a\cos \theta} r^2 \cos \theta dr $ by reversing the order of integration. Integrating as it stands I can easily get the correct answer $\pi…
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Homework Stokes' theorem

I'm not seeing what i did wrong here for this vector calculus problem. If anyone could point me in the right direction i would be most appreciative. The problem reads: Let $$ F= (2yz, -x+3y+2,x^2 +z) $$ Evaluate $$\iint_{S}^{}…
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Electric charge is distributed over the disk $x^2 + y^2 \leq 5$...Find the total charge on the disk.

Electric charge is distributed over the disk $x^2 + y^2 \leq 5$ so that the charge density at $(x,y$) is $\sigma(x,y) = 2 + x^2 + y^2$ coulombs per square meter. Find the total charge on the disk. $$\int_0^{2\pi}\int_0^5(2+r^2)\space r\space…
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Prove that a triangle with angles $a, b, c$ the inequality $\sin \frac{a}{2} \cos\frac{b}{2} \sin\frac{c}{2}\leq\frac{1}{8}$ holds

Prove, using Lagrange Multipliers (or so it seems) that a triangle with angles $a, b, c$ holds: $$\sin \frac{a}{2} \cos\frac{b}{2} \sin\frac{c}{2}\leq\frac{1}{8}$$. Thank you!
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