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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Find an equation for the plane

Here is the whole question. Find an equation of the plane that passes through the points $P(1,0,-1)$ and $Q(2,1,0)$ and is parallel to the line of intersection of the planes $x+y+z=5$ and $x+y-z=1$. And the answer by the book is $7x-5y-2z=9$. As far…
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What is the range of $f(x,y)=e^{-(x^2+y^2)}$

I know the domain is $\mathbb{R^2}$. Is the range $\mathbb{R}$?
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Application of Implicit Function theorem for this problem

Let $f: \mathbb{R}^3 \to \mathbb{R}^2$ be of class $C^1$; write $f$ in the form $f(x,y_1,y_2)$. Assume that $f(3,-1,2) = \mathbf{0}$ and $$ Df(3,-1,2) = \begin{pmatrix} 1 & 2 & 1 \\ 1 & -1 & 1 \end{pmatrix}.$$ (a) Show that there is a function…
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Double Integral

I need help calculating these double integrals (in order to show they are not equal): $$\int_0^1\int_0^1 \frac{x^2-y^2}{(x^2+y^2)^2} dy\,dx \ne \int_0^1\int_0^1 \frac{x^2-y^2}{(x^2+y^2)^2} dx\,dy$$
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Differentiability

I know this is a stupid question, but it has been a long time since I did analysis. Could somebody show me how to show rigorously that $f(x)= |x|_\mathrm{eucl}^2$ is differentiable for all $x\in R^n$? I remember that the definition of…
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Differentiate $e^{-\frac{x^2}{4Dt}}$

How to differentiate $$ \exp \left( -\frac{x^2}{4Dt} \right)$$ ? (A step by step solution is sought)
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Find the time at which the particle has traveled $14$ units

If a particle follows the path defined by $$r(t) = (2t^{3/2},2t+1, \sqrt{5} t )$$ and starts at $t=0$, at what time will the particle have traveled a total of $14$ units ?
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Find the tangent line

Find the tangent line to the curve $\displaystyle r(t)= \left(3\ln t,2t-3,\frac1t \right)$ at $t=1.$ I know that I have to find the derivative of $r(t)$ but I do not know the following steps.
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Proving a vector field is conservative

Let $\vec{F}=(P,Q) \in C^1 (\mathbb{R}^2 - (0,0) ) $ such that $Q_x=P_y $ and let $\gamma$ be a closed line surrounding the origin such that $\int_{\gamma} \vec{F} \cdot \vec{dr} =0 $ . Show that $\vec{F}$ is conservative in $\mathbb{R}^2 -(0,0)$…
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multiplying 2 vectors using cross product

so i'm trying to get (-1,2,-1) and (1,1,-2) multiplication into a new vector book says (5,-3,1) unfortunately it showed us how to do 2x2 and 3x3 matrixes and I learned how to apply those concepts further, but it never showed anything like this…
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double integral exponential region

Hi I have to solve the following double integral. $$\iint _{R} e^{x+3y}dA\: \:and \: \: R=\left \{ y=1, y=2, y=x, y=5-x \right \} $$ this is my approach: $$\iint _{R} e^{x+3y}dA = \int_{1}^{2}…
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Using Cylindrical Coordinates to find volume of a solid

How do I use Cylindrical Coordinates to find volume of a solid in the first Octant that is bounded by the cylinder $x^2 + y^2 = 2y$, the half cone $z = \sqrt{x^2 + y^2}$, and the $xy$-plane. I have drawn the region of integration and obtained…
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Directional derivative of norm of gradient.

I want to show that $$ \partial_v\left( \frac{1}{2} | \nabla u| ^2\right)=\nabla u^T \nabla v .$$ I was using the standard formula to calculate directional derivatives, i.e. $\nabla f(x) \cdot v$, but it doesn't seem to give the desired…
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Question about chain rule

If we have a general function of the form: $f(zx,zy)$ where $x,y,z$ are variables, what is the partial derivative of function $f$ with respect to $z$ in this case?
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How to prove this theorem about partial derivative and how to write this theorem with Newton's notation?

How to prove this theorem about partial derivative and how to re-write this theorem with Newton's notation? i can't understand totally without newton's notation! i accept if you just generalize this from product rule. From wikipedia section 6.3 of…
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