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3 Applications of partial differentiation
3.1 Stationary points
Higher derivatives
Let U R2 and f : U R. The partial derivatives fx and fyare functions of x and y and so we can find their partial deriva-tives. We write fxy to denote fy differentiated with respect to x.Similarly fxx denotes fx differentiated with respect to x, and fyxand fyy denote fx and fy, respectively, differentiated with respectto y. The functions fxx, fxy, fyx and fyy are the second partialderivatives of f. For the other notation for partial derivatives, we
write
x
f
x
or just
2f
x2for fxx,
x
f
y
or just
2f
xyfor
fxy,
yf
x
or just
2f
yx for fyx and
yf
y
or just
2f
y2 forfyy .
We can also differentiate the second partial derivatives to get thethird partial derivatives, and so on. For example, fxyy , or
3fxy2
, isthe third partial derivative obtained from differentiating fyy withrespect to x.
Example 1 Let f(x, y) = 3x3y + 2xy2 4x2y. Then
fx(x, y) = 9x2
y + 2y2
8xy;fy(x, y) = 3x
3 + 4xy 4x2;fxx(x, y) = 18xy 8y;fyx(x, y) = 9x
2 + 4y 8x;fyy(x, y) = 4x;
fxy(x, y) = 9x2 + 4y 8x.
Note that, in Example 1, fyx = fxy. This is true for all well-behavedfunctions. In particular, if fxy and fyx are both continuous on R2
(or an open subset U ofR2
) then fyx = fxy on R2
(U).
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Example 2 Let z = x cos2y. Then
z
x= cos 2y,
z
y= 2x sin2y,
2
zx2
= 0,
2z
yx= 2sin2y,
2z
xy= 2sin2y,
2z
y2= 4x cos2y.
Example 3 Let z =xe2x
yn . Find all the possible values of n given
that
3x2z
x2 xy2
2z
y2= 12z.
For z =xe2x
ynwe have
z
x=
e2x + 2xe2x
yn,
=e2x(1 + 2x)
yn ,
z
y= nxe
2x
yn+1,
2z
x2=
2e2x(1 + 2x) + e2x 2yn
,
=4e2x(x + 1)
yn,
2z
y2=
n(n + 1)xe2x
yn+2.
Thus
3x2z
x2xy2
2z
y2=
12xe2x(x + 1)
ynn(n + 1)x
2e2x
yn=
xe2x
yn(12(x + 1) n(n + 1)x) ,
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and so
3x2z
x2 xy2
2z
y2= 12z xe
2x
yn(12(x + 1) n(n + 1)x) = 12xe
2x
yn,
12(x + 1) n(n + 1)x = 12,(Since the result is true for all x and y.)
12x + 12 n(n + 1)x = 12, 12 n(n + 1) = 0,
(Since the result is true for all x.)
n2 + n 12 = 0, (n + 4)(n 3) = 0, n = 4 or n = 3.
Stationary points
Let U R2, and let f : U R. Then (a, b) is a stationary pointoff if the tangent plane at (a, b) is horizontal. That is, the tangentplane is parallel to the (x, y)-plane, and so has the form z = c forsome constant c.
Since the tangent plane at (a, b) passes through the point (a,b,f(a, b)),then if it is horizontal it has the form
z = f(a, b).
Recall from Chapter 1 that the equation of the tangent plane at
(a, b) is
f(a, b) z+ fx(a, b)(x a) + fy(a, b)(y b) = 0.Now, if (a, b) is a stationary point then f(a, b) z = 0, and so
fx(a, b)(x a) + fy(a, b)(y b) = 0.The last equation is true for all x and y. Putting x = a and y anyvalue other than b into this equation gives fy(a, b) = 0. Similarly,putting y = b and x any value other than a into this equation
gives fx(a, b) = 0. Hence, if (a, b) is a stationary point of f thenfx(a, b) = 0 and fy(a, b) = 0. It is straightforward to establish theconverse of this result. Thus, to find the stationary points of f, wehave to find the solutions of the equations
fx(a, b) = 0,
fy(a, b) = 0.
Example 4 Find all of the stationary points of
f(x, y) = x2
y + 3xy2
3xy.
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The partial derivative of f are
fx(x, y) = 2xy + 3y2 3y = y(2x + 3y 3);
fy(x, y) = x2 + 6xy 3x = x(x + 6y 3).
Putting fx(x, y) = fy(x, y) = 0 gives
y(2x + 3y 3) = 0, (1)x(x + 6y 3) = 0. (2)
From equation (1) either y = 0 or 2x + 3y = 3. If y = 0 thenequation 2 gives x(x 3) = 0, and so x = 0, 3. If 2x + 3y = 3 then6y = 64x. Thus, in this case, equation 2 gives x(33x) = 0, andso x = 0, 1 and y = 1, 1
3, respectively. Thus the stationary points
of f are (0, 0), (0, 3), (0, 1) and (1, 13
).
Types of stationary points
There are three main types of stationary point: a local minimum,a local maximum and a saddle point. The following diagrams showa typical graph and contour-plot of these three types.
A local minimum
-2
-1
2
x
1 000 y
-1 -2
1
2
1
3
4
2
y
1
2
x
0
-1
-2 0-1
-2
1
A local maximum
-5
-4
-3
-2
-2-2
-1
-1-1
000
xy
11
22
y
1
2
x
0
-1
-2 0-1
-2
1
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A saddle point
-2 -2
-1
-1 -1
-0.5
x y000
11
0.5
2 2
1
y
1
-1
1.5
0.5
x
-0.5
0
0.5-0.5-1.5
-1.5
1-1 1.50
Classifying stationary points
To determine the nature of a stationary point (a, b) of f we firstfind the Hessian matrix,
fxx fxyfxy fyy
. Here we are assuming that
fxy = fyx.
We then evaluate the determinant of the Hessian matrix at thepoint at (a, b). That is, we find the value, at (a, b), of
= det
fxx fxyfxy fyy
= fxxfyy (fxy)2.
If > 0 and fxx > 0 then (a, b) is a local minimum;
If > 0 and fxx < 0 then (a, b) is a local maximum;
If < 0 then (a, b) is a saddle point.
If = 0 then this test provides no information about the natureof the stationary point. Other methods are required to classify thestationary point in this case.
Example 5 Find all of the stationary points of
f(x, y) = x2y + 3xy2 3xy,
and determine their nature.
From Example 4 the stationary points of f are (0, 0), (0, 3), (0, 1)and (1, 1
3), fx(x, y) = 2xy + 3y
2 3y = y(2x + 3y 3) and
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fy(x, y) = x2 + 6xy 3x = x(x + 6y 3). Now
fxx = 2y,
fxy = 2x + 6y 3(= fyx),fyy = 6x.
Thus
= det
2y 2x + 6y 3
2x + 6y 3 6x
= 12xy (2x + 6y 3)2.
When x = y = 0, = 9 < 0, and so (0, 0) is a saddle point.When x = 3 and y = 0, = 9 < 0, and so (3, 0) is a saddle point.When x = 0 and y = 1, = 9 < 0, and so (0, 1) is a saddle point.When x = 1 and y = 1
3, = 3 > 0, fxx =
23
> 0, and so (1, 13
) is alocal minimum.
Example 6 Find and classify the stationary points off(x, y) = xyex+y.
First we find the partial derivatives of f.
fx(x, y) = yex+y + xyex+y = y(x + 1)ex+y,
fy(x, y) = x(y + 1)ex+y.
(Since f is symmetrical in x and y.)
Putting fx(x, y) = fy(x, y) = 0, and using the fact that ex+y = 0,
givesy(x + 1) = 0, (3)
x(y + 1) = 0. (4)
From equation (3) either y = 0 or x = 1. If y = 0 then equa-tion (4) gives x = 0. If x = 1 then equation (3) gives y = 1.Thus the stationary points of f are (0, 0), and (1,1). Now
fxx = yex+1 + y(x + 1)ex+y = y(x + 2)ex+y,
fxy = (y + 1)ex+y = x(y + 1)ex+y = (y + 1)(x + 1)ex+y,
fyy = x(y + 2)ex+y
.
Thus
= det
y(x + 2)ex+y (y + 1)(x + 1)ex+y
(y + 1)(x + 1)ex+y x(y + 2)ex+y
= e2(x+y)
xy(x + 2)(y + 2) (y + 1)2(x + 1)2 .
When x = y = 0, = 1 < 0, and so (0, 0) is a saddle point.
When x = y = 1 , = e4 > 0, fxx = e2 < 0, and so (1,1)is a local maximum.
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Examples when = 0
We now consider the problem of classifying a stationary point (a, b)when = 0 at (a, b). There is no single method for determiningthe nature of (a, b) in this case, although it is often useful to findf(x, y)
f(a, b) in order to determine the behaviour off near (a, b);
an alternative method is to consider how f varies along curves (nor-mally straight lines) passing through (a, b).
Example 7 Find and classify the stationary points of
f(x, y) = x2 + y4 + 1.
First we find the partial derivatives of f.
fx(x, y) = 2x,
fy(x, y) = 4y3.
Putting fx(x, y) = fy(x, y) = 0, gives x = 0, y = 0. Thus the onlystationary points of f is (0, 0). Now
fxx = 2,
fxy = 0,
fyy = 12y2.
Thus
= det 2 00 12y
2 = 24y2.
Thus, at (0, 0), = 0, and so the Hessian gives us no informationabout the nature of this stationary point. However, for (x, y) =(0, 0), note that
f(x, y) f(0, 0) = x4 + y4 + 1 0 0 1,= x2 + y4 > 0.
Thus f(x, y) > f(0, 0) for all (x, y) = (0, 0). Hence (0, 0) is a localminimum.
Example 8 Find and classify the stationary points of
f(x, y) = xy2 x2y2 + x4 + 3.
First we find the partial derivatives of f.
f
x= y2 2xy2 + 4x3,
f
y = 2xy 2
x2y.
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Puttingf
x=
f
y= 0 gives
y2 2xy2 + 4x3 = 0, (5)2xy(1 x) = 0. (6)
From equation (6) x = 0, y = 0 or x = 1. If either x = 0 or y = 0then equation (5) gives y = 0 and x = 0, respectively. If x = 1then equation (5) gives y2 = 4, and so y = 2 or y = 2. Thus thestationary points of f are (0, 0), (1, 2) and (1,2). Now
2f
x2= 2y2 + 12x2,
2f
xy= 2y 4xy,
2f
y2= 2x 2x2.
At the stationary point (0, 0), each of the second derivatives is zero.Thus = 0 at (0, 0), and so the Hessian gives no information aboutthe nature of this stationary point. However, for (x, y) = (0, 0),note that
f(x, y) f(0, 0) = xy2 x2y2 + x4.In particular, for x = y we get
f(x, x) f(0, 0) = x3 x4 + x4 = x3.
Since the sign of x3
is the same as the sign of x, it follows thatf(x, x) f(0, 0) > 0, when x > 0, and f(x, x) f(0, 0) < 0, whenx < 0. Thus (0, 0) is a saddle point.
The nature of the other stationary points of f can be determinedusing the Hessian. This is left as an exercise.
Example 9 Find the stationary points of z = (x2 + y2)ex2y2,
and determine their nature.
The partial derivatives of z are
z
x= 2xex
2y2 + (x2 + y2)(2x)ex2y2 = 2xex2y2(1 x2 y2),z
y= 2yex
2y2(1 x2 y2).(Since z is symmetrical in x and y.)
Puttingz
x=
z
y= 0, and using the fact that ex
2y2 = 0 gives
x(1 x2 y2) = 0, (7)y(1 x
2
y2
) = 0. (8)
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From equation (7) either x = 0 or x2 + y2 = 1. If x = 0 thenequation (8) gives y(1y2) = 0, and so y = 0,1 or 1. Thus (0, 0),(0, 1) and (0,1) are all stationary points of z. If x2 + y2 = 1 thenequation (8) always holds. Thus every point on the circle x2+y2 = 1is stationary points of z.
From equation (8) either y = 0 or x2 + y2 = 1. The second possi-bility has already been covered above; if y = 0 then equation (7)gives x(1 x2) = 0, and so x = 0,1 or 1. Thus (0, 0), (1, 0) and(1, 0) are all stationary points of z.Note that all of the points (0, 1), (0,1), (1, 0) and (1, 0) lie onthe circle x2 + y2 = 1. Thus the stationary points of z are (0, 0)and every point on the circle x2 + y2 = 1.
Finding the second derivatives of z we get:
2z
x2= (2ex
2y2 + 2x(
2x)ex2y2)(1
x2
y2) + 2xex
2y2(
2x),
= 2ex2y2 (1 2x2)(1 x2 y2) 2x2 ,
= 2ex2y2 1 x2 y2 2x2 + 2x4 + 2x2y2 2x2 ,
= 2ex2y2 1 5x2 y2 + 2x4 + 2x2y2 ,
= 2ex2y2 1 5x2 y2 + 2x4 + 2x2y2 ,
= 2ex2y2 1 4x2 (x2 + y2) + 2x2(x2 + y2) ,
2z
xy= (2y)2xex2y2(1 x2 y2) + 2xex2y2(2y),
= 4xyex2
y2
(2 x2
y2
),2z
y2= 2ex
2y2 1 4y2 (x2 + y2) + 2y2(x2 + y2) ,(Since z is symmetrical in x and y.)
If x2 + y2 = 1 then
2z
x2= 2ex
2y2 1 4x2 (x2 + y2) + 2x2(x2 + y2) ,= 2e1 1 4x
2 1 + 2x2 ,= 4x
2
e1
,2z
xy= 4xyex2y2(2 x2 y2),= 4xye1,
2z
y2= 2ex
2y2 1 4y2 (x2 + y2) + 2y2(x2 + y2) ,= 2e1
1 4y2 1 + 2y2 ,
= 4y2e1.
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Thus, in this case,
=2z
x22z
y2
2z
xy
2,
=
4x2e1
4y2e1
4xye1
2
,
= 16x2y2e2
16x2y2e2 = 0.
Thus the Hessian gives us no information about the nature of thestationary points on the circle x2+y2 = 1. To determine the natureof these stationary points, we consider the behaviour of z on thelines y = ax, where a R. On such a line
z(x, y) = z(x,ax),
= (x2 + a2x2)ex2a2x2,
= (a2 + 1)x2e(a2+1)x2.
Let g(x) = (a2
+1)x2
e(a2+1)x2
. We make the following observationsabout g.
Since g can be expressed as a function of x2 it is symmetricalabout x = 0. That is, g(x) = g(x).
Since a2 + 1 > 0, x2 0 and e(a2+1)x2 > 0, g(x) 0 for allx R. Furthermore, g(x) = 0 if and only if x = 0.
As x , g(x) 0.
From these observations we can deduce that g(x) takes its minimumvalue at x = 0. The value of g(x) then increases as we move awayfrom x = 0 until g reaches a maximum; the value then decreasesand approaches 0 as x approaches . The following diagramshows g for a typical value of a.
From this we can see that every point on the circle x2 + y2 = 1 is
a local maximum of z. We also get that (0, 0) is a local minimum.
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The following diagram illustrates the graph of f that clearly showsthe local maxima on the circle x2 + y2 = 1.
-2
-2-1
-1y
x
0
0
0
0.05
1
0.1
1
0.15
2
0.2
0.25
2
0.3
0.35
Genralization to functions of several variables
We can generalize the idea of a stationary point to a functionof several variables. Let U Rn, and let f : U R. Then(a1, a2, . . . , an) U is a stationary point of f if
fx1(a1, a2, . . . , an) = fx2(a1, a2, . . . , an) = = fxn(a1, a2, . . . , an) = 0.It is also possible to classify the stationary points, but this is beyondthe scope of the course.
Example 10 Find the stationary points of
f(x,y,z) = (x + y + z)2 6xyz.
The partial derivatives of f are
fx(x,y,z) = 2(x + y + z) 6yz,fy(x,y,z) = 2(x + y + z)
6xz,
fz(x,y,z) = 2(x + y + z) 6xy.Putting fx(x,y,z) = fy(x,y,z) = fz(x,y,z) gives
x + y + z = 3yz, (9)
x + y + z = 3xz, (10)
x + y + z = 3xy. (11)
Combining equations (9) and 10) gives
3yz = 3xz.
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Thus either z = 0 or x = y.
Ifz = 0 then equations (9)(11) reduce to x+y = 0 and x+y = 3xy.From this we get x = y = 0, and so (0, 0, 0) is a stationary pointof f.
If x = y then equations (9)(11) reduce to 2x + z = 3xz and
2x + z = 3x2. From this we get xz = x2 , and so either x = 0 orx = z. If x = 0 we get x = y = z = 0, giving the stationary pointfound earlier. Ifx = zand x = 0 then 2x+z = 3xzand 2x+z = 3x2reduce to x = x2, and so x = 1. This gives x = y = z = 1, and so(1, 1, 1) is a stationary point of f.
Thus the stationary points of f are (0, 0, 0) and (1, 1, 1).
Exercises 3.1
1. Let f(x, y) = 3x3
y2
5xy3
+ 3x2
y4
y5
. Find2f
xy .
2. Determine all of the values of n such that z = 2xy + xny2n
satisfies
2x22z
x2 y2
2z
y2+ 18z = 36xy.
3. Find, and classify, the stationary points of
g(x, y) =1
2x2y 2xy + 2
3y3.
4. Determine the nature of the non-zero stationary points of thefunction f given in Example 8.
5. Find the stationary points of
f(x,y,z) = x3 3x + y3 3yz + 2z2.
3.2 Lagrange multipliers
Let UR2 and let f, g : U
R. We now consider the problem
of finding the maximum and minimum values of f subject to theconstraint g(x, y) = 0.
Method 1 Suppose we can rewrite g(x, y) = 0 in the form y =h(x), for some function h. Then we can just find the maximum andminimum values ofF(x) = f(x, h(x)) using the method for calculusof functions of one variable.
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Example 11 Find the maximum and minimum values of
f(x, y) = x3 + 3xy2 + 2xy,
subject to the constraint x + y = 4.
Here g(x, y) = x + y
4, and g(x, y) = 0 gives y = 4
x. (So
h(x) = 4 x.) ThusF(x) = f(x, 4 x),
= x3 + 3x(4 x)2 + 2x(4 x),= x3 + 3x(16 8x + x2) + 8x 2x2,= 4x3 26x2 + 56x.
Differentiating F with respect to x we get F(x) = 12x252x +56,and so
F(x) = 0 12x2 52x + 56 = 0, 3x2 13x + 14 = 0, (3x 7)(x 2) = 0, x = 2, 7
3.
For x = 2, y = 2 and F(2) = 40, and for x = 73
, y = 53
andF(7
3) = 3925
27. Thus the maximum and minimum values off(x, y) =
x3 + 3xy2 + 2xy, subject to the constraint x + y = 4, are 40 and3925
27, respectively.
Method 2 The local maximum and minimum of f(x, y) subjectto the constraint g(x, y) = 0 correspond to the stationary points of
L(x,y,) = f(x, y) g(x, y).
The variable is call a Lagrange multiplier.
Example 12 Consider the problem from Example 11. Heref(x, y) = x3 + 3xy2 + 2xy and g(x, y) = x + y
4. So we let
L(x,y,) = x3 + 3xy2 + 2xy (x + y 4).
Now
L
x= 3x2 + 3y2 + 2y ,
L
y= 6xy + 2x ,
L
= (x + y 4).
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Putting Lx
= Ly
= L
= 0 gives
3x2 + 3y2 + 2y = , (12)
6xy + 2x = , (13)
x + y 4 = 0. (14)
From equations (12) and (13) we get
3x2 + 3y2 + 2y = 6xy + 2x.
We can now use equation (14) to eliminate y form the previousequation. After simplification this gives
12x2 52x + 56 = 0The solutions can now be found as in Example 11.
Note that in Example 12 we did not need to find in order to findthe solution to the problem.
Lagrange multipliers are particularly useful when it is difficult (orjust algebraically messy!) to rewrite g(x, y) = 0 in the formy = h(x).
Example 13 Find the maximum and minimum values off(x, y) = xy3 on the circle x2 + y2 = a2.
Let g(x, y) = x2 + y2a2. Then we want to find the maximum andminimum values of f(x, y) subject to the constraint g(x, y) = 0.Let
L(x,y,) = xy3 (x2 + y2 a2).Then
L
x= y3 2x,
L
y= 3xy2 2y,
L
= x2 y2 + a2.
Putting Lx
= Ly
= L
= 0 gives
y3 2x = 0, (15)3xy2 2y = 0, (16)
x2 + y2 = a2. (17)
Multiplying equation (15) by y, and equation (16) by x gives
y4 2xy = 0, (18)3x
2
y2
2xy = 0, (19)
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and so subtracting equation (19) from equation (18) we get
y4 3x2y2 = 0.
Thusy2(y2 3x2) = 0,
and so either y = 0 or y2 = 3x2.
If y = 0 then equation (17) gives x2 = a2, and so x = a.If y2 = 3x2 then equation (17) gives 4x2 = a2. Thus x = a
2, and
for each value of x, y = 3a2
.
From the preceding calculations, the stationary points of L have
(x, y) = (a, 0), (a, 0),a2
,3a2
,a2
,3a2
,a
2,3a2
ora
2,
3a2
.
Now f(a, 0) = f(
a, 0) = 0, fa2 ,
3a2 = f
a2
,
3a2 = 316
3a4,
and fa2
,3a2
= f
a
2,3a2
= 3
163a4.
Thus the maximum and minimum values of f(x, y) = xy3 on thecircle x2 + y2 = a2 are 3
16
3a4 and 3
16
3a4, respectively.
Example 14 Find the point on the line 3x + 2y = 5 that is closestto the point (3, 1).
The distance between a general point (x, y) and the point (3, 1) is
(x 3)
2
+ (y 1)2
.
We want to find the minimum value of this distance subject to theconstraint 3x+2y5 = 0. In fact, it is easier to minimize the squareof the distance, and so we minimize f(x, y) = (x 3)2 + (y 1)2,subject to the given constraint.
Let L(x,y,) = (x 3)2 + (y 1)2 (3x + 2y 5). ThenL
x= 2(x 3) + 3,
L
y = 2(y 1) + 2,L
= 3x 2y + 5.
Putting Lx
= Ly
= L
= 0 gives
2(x 3) + 3 = 0, (20)2(y 1) + 2 = 0, (21)
3x + 2y = 5. (22)
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Multiplying equation (20) by 2, and equation (21) by 3 gives
4(x 3) + 6 = 0,6(y 1) + 6 = 0.
Thus 4(x 3) = 6(y 1). Multiplying out the brackets in thisequation, and simplifying the result gives
2x 3y = 3. (23)Multiplying equation (22) by 3, and equation (23) by 2 gives
9x + 6y = 15,
4x 6y = 6.Adding the last two equations together we get 13x = 21, and sox = 21
13. Using equation (23) with x = 21
13we get y = 1
13. Thus the
point (2113
, 113
) on the line on the line 3x + 2y = 5 is closest to thepoint (3, 1).
Although not required, the distance of the point ( 2113
, 113
) to the point(3, 1) is
f
21
13,
1
13
=
21
13 32
+
1
13 12
,
=
324
169+
144
169
=
468
169,
=
3613
= 613
.
Lagrange multipliers with more than one constraint
Let U Rn, and let f, g1, g2, . . . , gm : U R. To find the maxi-mum and minimum values of f(x1, x2, . . . , xn), subject to the con-straints
g1(x1, x2, . . . , xn) = 0,g2(x1, x2, . . . , xn) = 0,
...
gm(x1, x2, . . . , xn) = 0,
we find the stationary points of
L(x1, x2, . . . , xn, 1, 2, . . . , m) = f(x1, x2, . . . , xn) 1g1(x1, x2, . . . , xn)2g2(x1, x2, . . . , xn) mgm(x1, x2, . . . , xn).
The introduced variables 1, 2, . . . , m are called Lagrange mul-
tipliers.
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Example 15 Find the maximum and minimum values of x + zat the points where the plane 4x + y + z = 34 and the cylinderx2 + y2 = 40 intersect.
Here we want to find the maximum and minimum values off(x,y,z) = x + z, subject to the constraints g1(x,y,z) = 0 andg2(x,y,z) = 0, where g
1(x,y,z) = 4x + y + z
34 and
g2(x,y,z) = x2 + y2 40. Let
L(x,y,z,,) = x + z (4x + y + z 34) (x2 + y2 40).Then
L
x= 1 4 2x,
L
y= 2y,
L
z = 1 ,L
= (4x + y + z 34),
L
= (x2 + y2 40).
Putting Lx
= Ly
= Lz
= L
= L
= 0 gives
4 + 2x = 1, (24)
+ 2y = 0, (25)
= 1, (26)4x + y + z = 34, (27)
x2 + y2 = 40. (28)
From equation (26), = 1. Substituting this value of into equa-tions (24) and (25) gives 2x = 3 and 2y = 1, respectively.Multiplying the second of these equations by 3 gives 6y = 3, andso
2x = 3 = 6y.Now
= 0 (otherwise equation (25) gives = 0, contrary to = 1)
and so x = 3y. Substituting x = 3y into equation (28) gives 10y2 = 40.Thus y2 = 4, and so y = 2. When y = 2, x = 6, and when y = 2,x = 6. From equation (27),
z = 34 4x y.Thus when y = 2 and x = 6, z = 8, and when y = 2 and x = 6,z = 60. Now f(6, 2, 8) = 14 and f(6,2, 60) = 54. Thus themaximum and minimum values of x + z at the points where theplane 4x + y + z = 34 and the cylinder x2 + y2 = 40 intersect are
54 and 14, respectively.
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Example 16 Find the maximum and minimum values off(x,y,z) = xy + 4z subject to the constraints x + y + z = 0 andx2 + y2 + z2 = 24.
Let
L(x,y,z,,) = xy + 4z
(x + y + z)
(x2 + y2 + z2
24).
Then
L
x= y 2x,
L
y= x 2y,
L
z= 4 2z,
L
=
(x + y + z),
L
= (x2 + y2 + z2 24).
Putting Lx
= Ly
= Lz
= L
= L
= 0 gives
y 2x = , (29)x 2y = , (30)4 2z = , (31)
x + y + z = 0, (32)
x2
+ y2
+ z2
= 24. (33)
From equations (29) and (30) we get
y 2x = = x 2y.
Thusy x = 2(x y),
and so either x = y or = 12
. We now consider these two possi-bilities separately.
If x = y then equation (32) gives 2x + z = 0, and so z = 2x.Then equation (33) gives x2 + x2 + 4x2 = 24, and so x2 = 4. Hencex = 2, and so
x = 2, y = 2, z = 4.
If = 12
then equations (29) and (31) give x+y = and z+4 = ,respectively. Thus
x + y = = z+ 4,
and so
x + y z = 4. (34)
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Subtracting equation (34) from equation (32) gives 2z = 4, andso z = 2. Adding equations (34) and (32) gives 2(x + y) = 4, andso y = 2 x. Putting y = 2 x and z = 2 into equation (33) weget
x2 + (2 x)2 + (2)2 = 24 x2 + (4 4x + x2) + 4 = 24, x2 2x 8 = 0, (x 4)(x + 2) = 0, x = 2, 4.
When x = 2, y = 4 and z = 2, and when x = 4, y = 2 andz = 2.From the preceding calculations we have found four stationarypoints ofL, namely (2, 2,4), (2,2, 4), (2, 4,2) and (4,2,2).Now f(2, 2,4) = 12, f(2,2, 4) = 20, f(2, 4,2) = 16 andf(4,
2,
2) =
16. Thus the maximum and minimum values off(x,y,z), subject to the given constraints, are 20 and 16, respec-tively.
Exercises 3.2
1. Find the maximum and minimum values of f(x, y) = xy onthe ellipse 18x2 + 2y2 = 25.
2. Find the maximum and minimum values of 2x + y on theellipse x2 + xy + 4y2 + 2x + 16y + 7 = 0.
3. Find the maximum and minimum values of xy2 on the circlex2 + y2 = 1.
4. Find the minimum distance from the origin to a point on thecurve where the plane 2y + 4z = 15 and the surfacez2 = 4(x2 + y2) intersect.
3.3 The chain rule
In this section we generalize the chain rule for functions of onevariable to functions of more than one variable. First we extendour idea of a real function.
Multivariable functions
Let U Rn. A (multivariable) function f : U Rm deter-mines for each point x = (x1, x2, . . . , xn) of U a unique pointy = (y1, y2, . . . , ym) ofR
m. We write f(x1, x2, . . . , xn) = (y1, y2, . . . , ym)
or f(x) = y.
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Each coordinate of y is uniquely determined by (x1, x2, . . . , xn).That is, each coordinate of y can be thought of as a function of(x1, x2, . . . , xn). So there are functions f1, f2, . . . , f m : U Rmsuch that
f(x1, x2, . . . , xn) = (f1(x1, x2, . . . , xn), f2(x1, x2, . . . , xn), . . . , f m(x1, x2, . . . , xn)),
or f(x) = (f1(x), f2(x), . . . , f m(x)).
Example 17 Let f : R2 R2, with f(x, y) = (x2y, x + 3y). Heref1(x, y) = x
2y and f2(x, y) = x+3y. An alternative way of definingf is to write f(x, y) = (f1, f2) where f1(x, y) = x
2y andf2(x, y) = x + 3y.
Example 18 Let f : R R3, with f(t) = (t, cos t, sin t). Func-tions of one variable from R to Rm, like this one (that has m = 3),
define a parametric curve in Rm
. If we plot the function f as tvaries we obtain a spiral going round the x-axis, as illustrated inthe following diagram.
Example 19 Let f : R3 R2, with f(x,y,z) = (u, v), whereu = x + y z and v = 2x y 2z.
Let U Rn, and let f : U Rm with f(x) = f1(x), f2(x), . . . , f m(x)).Then the derivative off at x, denoted by f(x) or
df
dx, is the mn
matrix whose (i, j)th entry is fixj
. That is,
f(x) =
f1x1
f1x2
f1xn
f2x1
f2x2
f2xn
......
...fmx1
fmx2
fmxn
.
Example 20 Let f : R2 R2, with f(x, y) = (x2y, x + 3y). Heref1(x, y) = x
2
y and f2(x, y) = x + 3y, and
f(x, y) =
f1x
f1y
f2x
f2y
=
2xy x2
1 3
.
Example 21 Let f : R R3, with f(t) = (t, cos t, sin t). Then
f(t) =
ddt
(t)ddt
(cos t)d
dt(sin t)
=
1
sin tcos t
.
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Example 22 Let f : R3 R2, with f(x, y) = (u, v), where u =x + y z and v = 2x y 2z. Then
f(x,y,z) =
ux
uy
uz
vx
vy
vz
=
1 1 12 1 2
.
Simple cases of the chain rule
In this section we consider three simple cases of the chain rule, andillustrate them with an example.
Case 1 For U R2 and V R, let g : U R and f : V Rand let F : U R with
F(x, y) = (f g)(x, y) = f(g(x, y)).Then
F
x=
df
dg
g
x,
F
y=
df
dg
g
y.
Example 23 Let F(x, y) = (x2 + 3xy y2)4. Then F(x, y) = f(g)where g = x2 + 3xy y2 and f = g4. Thus
F
x=
df
dg
g
x,
= 4g3
(2x + 3y),= 4(x2 + 3xy y2)3(2x + 3y).
F
y=
df
dg
g
y,
= 4g3(3x 2y),= 4(x2 + 3xy y2)3(3x 2y).
Example 24 Let f : R R and let z = f(x2 + y2). Show that
yz
x
= xz
y
.
Let g(x, y) = x2 + y2. Then z(x, y) = f(g(x, y)). Thus
z
x=
df
dg
g
x,
= 2xdf
dg.
z
y=
df
dg
g
y,
= 2y
df
dg.
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Hence
yz
x= 2xy
df
dg= x
z
y.
Case 2 For U R and V R2, let g : U R2, with g(t) =(u(t), v(t)), and f : V
R and let F : U
R with
F(t) = (f g)(t) = f(g(t)).Then
dF
dt=
df
du
u
t+
df
dv
v
t.
Example 25 Let F(t) = u2 + v2, where u = t cos t and v = sin t.Then F(t) = f(g(t)) where g(t) = (u(t), v(t)) and f(u, v) = u2+v2.Thus
dF
dt=
df
du
u
t
+df
dv
v
t
,
= 2u(cos t t sin t) + 2v cos t,= 2t cos t(cos t t sin t) + 2 sin t cos t,= 2 cos t(t cos t t2 sin t + 2 sin t).
Case 3 For U R2 and V R2, let g : U R2, with g(x, y) =(u(x, y), v(x, y)), and f : V R, and let F : U R with
F(x, y) = (f g)(x, y) = f(g(x, y)).
ThenF
x=
f
du
u
x+
f
dv
v
x,
F
y=
f
du
u
y+
f
dv
v
y.
Example 26 Let u = x2y and v = xy3 and let F(x, y) = 2u + v2.Then F(x, y) = f(g(x, y)) where f(u, v) = 2u + v2 and g(x, y) =(u, v) = (x2y,xy3). Thus
F
x =
f
du
u
x +
f
dv
v
x ,
= 2(2xy) + 2vy3,
= 4xy + 2xy6,
= 2xy(2 + y5).
F
y=
f
du
u
y+
f
dv
v
y,
= 2x2 + 2v(3xy2),
= 2x2 + 6x2y5,
= 2x2
(1 + 3y5
).
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Two general cases of the chain rule
Here we consider two general cases of the chain rule.
General case 1 Suppose u1, u2, . . . , un are functions of a single
variable t, and g is a function of n variables. LetG(t) = g(u1, u2, . . . , un). Then G is a function of t and
dG
dt=
g
u1
du1dt
+G
u2
du2dt
+ + gun
dundt
.
Example 27 Let u = t2, v =
t and w = 1t
, and letG(t) = g(u,v,w) = uv
w. Then
dG
dt=
g
u
du
dt+
g
v
dv
dt+
g
w
dw
dt,
=
vw
(2t) +
uw
( 1
2t
1
2 ) +uv
w2
1
t2
,
= 2t2
t +1
2t5
2 + t2
t,
=7
2t5
2 .
Note that in Example 27, G(t) = uvw
= t2t
1
t
= t3
t = t7
2 , and so
dGdt
= 72
t5
2 . Thus, in this example, it is easier to find G as a function
of t and then differentiate it with respect to t, rather than use thechain rule.
General case 2 Suppose u1, u2, . . . , un are functions of m vari-ables x1, x2, . . . , xn, and h is a function of n variables. LetH(x1, x2, . . . , xm) = h(u1, u2, . . . , un). Then H is a function ofx1, x2, . . . , xm and, for each i, with 1 i m,
H
xi=
h
u1
u1
xi+
h
u2
u2
xi+ + h
un
un
xi
Example 28 Let h = uv + uw + vw, where u = y2, v = x2 + 2xyand w = x2 2xy. Then, using the chain rule, we get
h
x=
h
u
u
x+
h
v
v
x+
h
w
w
x,
= (v + w)(0) + (u + w)(2x + 2y) + (u + v)(2x 2y),= 2(x2 2xy + y2)(x + y) + 2(x2 + 2xy + y2)(x y),= 2(x y)2(x + y) + 2(x + y)2(x y),= 2(x y)(x + y)(x y + x + y),= 4x(x y)(x + y).
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Similarly,
h
y=
h
u
u
y+
h
v
v
y+
h
w
w
y,
= (v + w)(2y) + (u + w)(2x) + (u + v)(2x),= (2x2)(2y) + (x2 2xy + y2)(2x) + (x2 + 2xy + y2)(2x),= 4x
2
y + 2x(x y)2
2x(x + y)2
,= 4x2y + 2x
(x y)2 (x + y)2 ,
= 4x2y + 2x ((2x)(2y)) ,= 4x2y 8x2y,= 4x2y.
Here we have used the identity:A2 B2 = (A + B)(AB).
Example 29 Let f be a function of two variables x and y, withx = r cos and y = r sin . Find f
xand f
yin terms of r, , f
rand
f
.
Using the chain rule gives
f
r=
f
x
x
r+
f
y
y
r= cos
f
x+ sin
f
y.
Similarly,
f
=
f
x
x
+
f
y
y
= r sin f
x+ r cos
f
y.
Thus
f
r= cos
f
x+ sin
f
y, (35)
f
= r sin f
x+ r cos
f
y. (36)
Multiplying equation (35) by r cos and equation (36) by sin gives
r cos f
r= r cos2
f
x+ r cos sin
f
y, (37)
sin f
= r sin2 f
x+ r cos sin
f
y. (38)
Subtracting equation (38) from equation (37) gives
r cos f
r sin f
= r(cos2 + sin2 )
f
x.
Now, since cos2 + sin2 = 1, we get
f
x= cos
f
r sin
r
f
.
Using a similar method, or by substituting for fx
in either equa-tion (35) or equation (36), we get
f
y
= sin f
r
+cos
r
f
.
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Example 30 (Eulers Theorem on homogeneous functions.)
A function f : R2 R is homogeneous of degree n if, for allx,y, R,
f(x, y) = nf(x, y).
For example, f(x, y) = xy is homogeneous of degree 2 since
f(x, y) = (x)(y) = 2xy = 2f(x, y).
Suppose that g : R2 R is homogeneous of degree n. For x, y R,let G : R R where
G() = g(x, y) = g(u, v),
u = x and v = y.
By the chain rule
dGd
= gu
dud
+ gv
dvd
,
= xg
u+ y
g
v.
However, since g is homogeneous of degree n, G() = ng(x, y).Thus
dG
d= nn1g(x, y).
Comparing the two expressions for dGd
gives
nn1g(x, y) = x gu
+ y gv
. (39)
Equation (39) is true for all . If we put = 1 then u = x, v = y,and equation (39) gives
ng(x, y) = xg
x+ y
g
y.
This result is known as Eulers Theorem on homogeneous functions.
Exercises 3.3
1. Let g(x, y) = x2 + 2xy y2, x = 3t 1 and y = t2. Use thechain rule to find
dg
dt.
2. Let f : R R, and let z = f(xy).
(a) Show that xz
x y z
y= 0.
(b) Verify the result in part (a) for the particular case when
f(t) = 2t3
t2
+ 3t.
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3. Let F be a function ofu and v, where u = x2+y2 and v = xy.
FindF
uand
F
vin terms of x, y,
F
xand
F
y.
4. Let g(x, y) =3xy3 2x2y2
4x + 5y.
(a) Show that g is homogeneous of degree 3.
(b) Verify Eulers Theorem on homogeneous functions byevaluating x g
x+ y g
ydirectly.
3.4 Taylor series
Let U R, and let f : U R such that the derivative, and all thehigher derivatives, of f exist on U. For h U,
f(x) = f(h)+(xh)f(h)+ (x h)2
2!f(h)+ +(x h)
n
n!f(n)(h)+ .
This is the Taylor series of f centred at h. If the series is trun-cated after n + 1 terms we get the Taylor polynomial or Taylorapproximation of f, of degree n, centred at h.
If we replace x with x + h throughout in the Taylor series of f, weget the following alternative way of expressing the Taylor series off centred at h:
f(x + h) = f(h) + xf(h) +x2
2! f(h) + +
xn
n! f(n)(h) + .
The following are the Taylor series of some standard functions. Thefirst three are centred at 0, and are valid for all x R; the othertwo are centred at 1, and are valid for x R with |x| < 1.
ex = 1 + x +x2
2!+
x3
3!+ + x
n
n!+ . . . ,
sin x = x x3
3!+
x5
5! x
7
7!+ + (1)n x
2n+1
(2n + 1)!+ . . . ,
cos x = 1 x2
2!+
x4
4! x
6
6! + (1)n x
2n
(2n)!+ . . . ,
ln(x + 1) = x x2
2+
x3
3 x
4
4+ + (1)n+1x
n
n+ ,
(1 + x) = 1 + x +( 1)x2
2!+
( 1)( 2)x33!
+
+ ( 1) . . . ( n + 1)xn
n!+ .
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Now let U R2, and let f : U R such that the partial deriva-tives, and all the higher partial derivatives, of f exist and are con-tinuous on U. For (X, Y) U,
f(X + h, Y + k) = f(X, Y) + (hfx(X, Y) + kfy(X, Y)) +
+1
2!h2fxx(X, Y) + 2hkfxy(X, Y) + k2fyy(X, Y)+
+1
3!
h3fxxx(X, Y) + 3h
2kfxxy(X, Y) + 3hk2fxyy(X, Y)+
k3fyyy(X, Y)
+
+ 1n!
ni=0
n
i
hnikif(ni,i)(X, Y) + ,
where
n
i
=
n!
i!(n i)! , and f(r,s) denotes the (r + s)th partial The notation f(r,s) is my own
creation and maybenon-standard. I have not found
any standard notation in anybooks!
derivative of f found by differentiating r times with respect to x
and s times with respect to y.
This is the Taylor series of f centred at (X, Y). If the seriesis truncated after n + 1 terms we get the Taylor polynomial orTaylor approximation of f, of degree n, centred at h.
Example 31 Expand x2y + 3y 2 in powers of x 1 and y + 2.Let f(x, y) = x2y + 3y 2. Putting x = 1 + h and y = 2 + k wecan obtain the required expansion by finding the Taylor series of fcentred at (1,
2). Now
fx(x, y) = 2xy,
fy(x, y) = x2 + 3,
fxx(x, y) = 2y,
fxy(x, y) = 2x,
fyy(x, y) = 0,
fxxx(x, y) = 0,
fxxy(x, y) = 2,
fxyy(x, y) = 0,
fyyy(x, y) = 0,
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and all higher derivatives are 0. Thus
f(x, y) = f(1 + h,2 + k),= f(1,2) + hfx(1,2) + kfy(1,2)
+1
2! h2fxx(1,2) + 2hkfxy(1,2) + k2fyy(1,2)
+ 13!
3h2kfxxy(1 2)
,
= 10 4h + 4k + 12
4h2 + 4hk + 0k2+ 16
(6h2k),
= 10 4h + 4k 2h2 + 2hk + h2k,= 10 4(x 1) + 4(y + 2) 2(x 1)2 + 2(x 1)(y + 2) + (x 1)2(y + 2),
since h = x 1 and k = y + 2.
Example 32 Find the Taylor approximation of degree 1 for
f(x, y) = 12x2 + xy + y2
centred at (2,2). Use your answer to estimate f(2.1, 1.8).
The partial derivatives of f are
fx(x, y) = 12(2x + y)(x2 + xy + y2)2
,
fy(x, y) = 12(x + 2y)(x2 + xy + y2)2
.
Now, f(2, 2) = 1, fx(2, 2) = 12 and fy(2, 2) = 12 . Thusf(2 + h, 2 + k) = f(2, 2) + hfx(2, 2) + kfy(2, 2),
= 1 12
h 12
k.
Using this Taylor approximation for f with h = 0.1 and k = 0.2we get
f(2.1, 1.8) = f(2 + h, 2 + k),
1 12 0.1 1
2 (0.2),
= 1.05.
Note that f(2.1, 1.8) 1.04987, so the approximation given by theTaylor is quite good in this case.
Exercises 3.4 1. Find the Taylor polynomial of degree 2 of
g(x, y) =xy + 1
x + 2centred at the point (0, 0). Use your an-
swer to estimate g(0.1, 0.2).