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Calculus 3: Linearization, chain rule, gradient

Consider the function f(x,y,z) = (x5)(e2z)y\frac{(x^5)(e^{2z})}{y}, and find the gradient of the function.

Given a function f(x,y)=x2yf(x, y) = x^2 \cdot y, where x(t)=2t+1x(t) = 2t + 1 and y(t)=t3y(t) = t^3, find dwdt\frac{dw}{dt} using the multi-variable chain rule.

What is the derivative of the function composition F(x(T),y(T))F(x(T), y(T)) given F(x,y)=x2yF(x, y) = x^2 y, x(T)=cos(T)x(T) = \,\cos(T), and y(T)=s(T)y(T) = s(T)?

Find the derivative of (x23x)5(x^2 - 3x)^5.

Find the derivative of (x37)12(x^3 - 7)^{12}.

Using the chain rule, find dzdt\frac{dz}{dt} for a function z=f(x,y)z = f(x, y) where x=x(t)x = x(t) and y=y(t)y = y(t).

Given a function z=x3+y3z = x^3 + y^3 where x=2sin(t)x = 2\sin(t) and y=3cos(t)y = 3\cos(t), calculate dzdt\frac{dz}{dt}.

What direction should you travel to increase your height on a mountain as fast as possible?

Compute the gradient of the function f(x,y)=x2sin(y)f(x, y) = x^2 \sin(y).

Compute the gradient of a multivariable function by finding its partial derivatives and forming a vector.

Find the gradient of the function f(x,y)=3x2+y+6f(x, y) = 3x^2 + y + 6 at the point (1,1)(1, -1).

Find the gradient of a scalar function z=f(x,y)=x2+y2z = f(x, y) = x^2 + y^2, and evaluate it at the points (2, 1) and (-1, -1).

Find the gradient of the function f(x,y)=36x2y2f(x, y) = \sqrt{36 - x^2 - y^2} and evaluate it at the point (3,2)(-3, 2).

For the function f(x,y)=x2yxy2f(x, y) = x^2y - xy^2 at the point (1, -1), find the direction and rate of greatest increase, greatest decrease, and a direction of no change.

Linearize the multivariable function f(x,y)=1+xln(xy5)f(x,y) = 1 + x \ln(xy - 5) at the point (2, 3).