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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why does (∂/∂t)(3fx+4tfy) = 3(∂/∂t)fx + 4fy + 4t(∂/∂t)fy?

z=f(x,y) , x= s^2+3t, y= s+2t^2 (∂z/∂t)= 3fx+4tfy why does (∂/∂t)(3fx+4tfy) = 3(∂/∂t)fx + 4fy + 4t(∂/∂t)fy ? I don't understand where 4fy comes from. Say it would have been (∂/∂t)(3t^2fx+4tfy) is this equal to 3t^2(∂/∂t)fx +6tfx + 4fy + 4t(∂/∂t)fy…
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How to find mass of the solid S bounded by the elliptic paraboloid $z=x^2+4y^2$ and plane $z=a$ ($a>0$) if $S$ has a constant density $K$?

Find the mass of the solid $S$ bounded by the elliptic paraboloid $z = x^2 + 4y^2$ and plane $z = a$ ($a > 0$) if $S$ has a constant density $K$.
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Why is the gradient of F a constant multiple of a parallel vector?

Problem 14: Solution: I don't understand why the gradient of F is a constant multiple of a parallel vector. Why is the equation in the black box true? I understand why it would be true if the gradient of F is a stretched version of (27, 8, 1) but…
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multi-variable chain rule

The question (stewart 14.5.50) reads: If $u = f(x,y)$, where $x=e^scos(t)$ and $y=e^ssin(t)$, show that $$\frac{\partial^2u}{\partial x^2} + \frac{\partial^2u}{\partial y^2} = e^{-2s} \left[\frac{\partial^2u}{\partial s^2} +…
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Help with differentiable function $f:\mathbb{R^2} \to \mathbb{R}$

I need help with a question that appeared in my test. True or False: Let $f$ be a function $f:\mathbb{R^2} \to \mathbb{R}$ not differentiable at (0,0), then $f^2$ is not differentiable at (0,0). I answered False. I gave an example of…
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integral oven sphere R^n

I want to change a integral over the ball $B(x,r)\in\mathbb{R}^n$ (with center in $x\in\mathbb{R}^n$ and radius r>0) to the unit ball $B(0,1)$. The integral is: $\displaystyle\int_{\partial B(x,r)}u\;dS(y)$ Let $y:=x+rz$- The jacobian of this…
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If a sequences has two subsequenceswhich converge to to different limits then the sequence cannot be converging

I have already proved that if ${X_k}$ converges to a limit $L$, then any subsequence of it also converges to $L$. And now the question asks to show that if ${X_k}$ has two subsequence which converge to two different limits, then ${X_k}$ can not be…
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How to calculate ${\rm curl}\, X$

$\def\curl{\mathop{\rm curl}}$This question is just little one part of my homework How to calculate $\curl$ $\curl X=\text?$ where $X=(y^2+yz, xz+z^2, y^2-xy)$
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Integral of the surface for the vector field $F (y, x, z) = (y, x, z)$ the surface $z = 9-x ^ 2-y ^ 2$ and the plane $z = 0$.

Calculate the integral of the surface facing positive, for the vector field $F (y, x, z) = (y, x, z)$ located on the surface $z = 9-x ^ 2-y ^ 2$ and the plane $z = 0$. Well I try to solve this exercise with this integral $\int_{-3}^{3}…
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Classifying critical points

I am trying to use a second derivative test and I am stuck on how to proceed. Below is how far I have gotten on the question: This is my solution using an online graphing tool: I am still unsure how to do this mathematically.
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Multivariable Delta Epsilon Proof

I am trying to prove the following limits using the delta-epsilon method. Can you help me out? $$ \lim_{(x,y)\to(a,b)}(x+y) = a+b$$
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If fx=-1.3 and fy= 2.6 is fxy positive or negative?

If fx=-1.3 and fy= 2.6 is fxy positive or negative? I'm thinking that since fy is positive and greater then fx (who is negative) it will be positive? I estimated fx and fy from a contour plot. On the contour plot the f(x,y) is more curves then…
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For what values of $r$ and $s$ is $f(x,y) = |x|^r|y|^s$ differentiable on $\mathbb{R}^2$?

Let $f(x,y) = |x|^r|y|^s$ where $r$ and $s$ are positive numbers. For what values of $r$ and $s$ is $f(x,y) = |x|^r|y|^s$ differentiable on $\mathbb{R}^2$?
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convex spectral function

I am trying to understand the proof of Theorem 4.3 of S. Friedland. Convex Spectral Functions. Linear Multilinear Algebra, 9:299--316, 1981. The theorem states as follows: Let $A^{-1}$ be an M-matrix. Then the spectral radius $\rho(DA)$ of $DA$ is a…
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Multivariable Calculus question (Integration)

This is from James Stewart's Multivariable Calculus book, page 651 question 33. Find the area enclosed by the x-axis and the curve $x=1+e^t$, $y=t-t^2$. The answer given has the following steps that I do not understand. It's supposed to be…
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