Gradient
Directional Dervatives
Direction of Max Increase and Decrease
Extrema
100

Find the gradient at given point: 

f(x,y)=xy, (2,-1)

(1,-4)

100

Find the derivative of the function at Po in the direction of vector v. 

f(x,y) = 2xy-3y2  ,  P0(5,5)  ,  v=(4,3)

(Duf)Po=-4

100

Find the functions direction of max increase and decrease. Answer should be a unit vector. 

f(x,y)=x2+xy+y2          Po(-1,1)

Max Increase: (-1/sqrt(2), 1/sqrt(2))

Max Decrease: (1/sqrt(2), -1/sqrt(2))

100

Find the local maxima, local minima, and/or saddle points:

f(x,y) = x2 - y2 - 2x + 4y + 6

(1,2) is a saddle point

200

f(x,y)= ln(x2+y2)  ,  (1,1)

(1,1)

200

Find the derivative of the function at Po in the direction of vector v. 

f(x,y) = 2x2 + y2    ,  Po(-1,1)  ,  v = (3,-4)

(Duf)Po = -4

200

Find the functions direction of max increase and decrease. Answer should be a unit vector. 

f(x,y)=x2y+exysin(y)          Po(1,0)

Max Increase: (0,1)

Max Decrease: (0,-1)

200

Find the local maxima, local minima, and/or saddle points:

f(x,y) = x2 + xy + y2 + 3x -3y + 4

Local minimum at (-3,3) 

f(-3,3) = -5


300

f(x,y)= square root( 2x+3y)  ,  (-1,2)

(-1,2)

300

Find the derivative of the function at Po in the direction of vector v.

g(x,y) = (x-y)/(xy+2)    ,  Po(1,-1)  ,  v = (12,5)

(Dug)Po = 21/13 

300

Find the functions direction of max increase and decrease. Answer should be a unit vector. 

f(x,y,z)= (x/y) - yz          Po(4,1,1)

Max Increase: (1/sqrt(27), -5/sqrt(27), -1/sqrt(27))

Max Decrease: (-1/sqrt(27), 5/sqrt(27), 1/sqrt(27))

300

Find the local maxima, local minima, and/or saddle points:

f(x,y) = 5xy - 7x2 +3x - 6y + 2

Saddle point at (6/5, 69/25)

400

f(x,y,z)= x2+y2-2z2+zlnx  ,  (1,1,1)

(3,2,-4)

400

Find the derivative of the function at Po in the direction of vector v. 

f(x,y,z) = xy + yz + zx    ,  Po(1,-1,2)  ,  v = (3,6,-2)

(Duf)Po = 3

400

Find the functions direction of max increase and decrease. Answer should be a unit vector. 

f(x,y,z)= xe+ z2          Po(1, ln2, 1/2)

Max Increase: (2/3, 2/3, 1/3)

Max Decrease: (-2/3, -2/3, -1/3) 

400

Find the local maxima, local minima, and/or saddle points:

f(x,y) = 6x2 - 2x3 + 3y2 + 6xy

(0,0) is local min f(0,0)=0

(1,-1) is saddle point

500

Find the derivative of the function at Po in the direction of vector v. 

f(x,y,z) =  3ecos(yz)   ,  Po(0,0,0)  ,  v = (2,1,-2)

(Duf)Po = 2

500

Find the local maxima, local minima, and/or saddle points:

f(x,y) = x3 + y3 +3x- 3y2 - 8

(0,0) and (-2,2) are saddle points 

(0,2) is local min f(0,2) = -12 

(-2,0) is local max f(-2,0) = -4