Solutions to Selected Homework Problems

Math 311-501

Assignment 5.
Problem 3.4.2 (page 109):

h(x,y)=

cos(x) + sin(y)
sin(x) - cos(2y)
Part (a). hap(x,y)=
 -1      0   1   x-pi
     -         *
 -1      1   0   y-pi
Part (b). (u,v)=h(1.1*pi,0.8*pi) is approximately (-0.372,-1.314).

Part (c). -ê2 is the direction of fastest increase for u at (pi,pi). 


Problem 3.4.5 (page 110):

The ``best affine approximation at x0'' is just Eap(x)=E(x0)+ E'(x0)(x-x0), which is

 -3       2 -4  0   x-1
  5   +   2  4  0 * y-2
  3       0  0  1   z-3

Problem 3.4.8 (page 110):

Part (a). The affine approximation is
Bap(x)=

 -1       0  0 -2   x-1
  0   +  -2  0  2 * y
  1       2  0  0   z-1
Part(b) The directional derivative along (1,-3, 0)/10^(1/2) is
  0
 -2/10^(1/2)
  2/10^(1/2)
Part(c). B(2,-1,1) is approximately
  -1
  -2
   2

Problem 3.5.4 (page 117):

The chain rule for this problem is dP/dt=dP/dz*z'(2,0)*v, where z'(2,0)=[-4 0] and v=[500 0]T. Plugging in:

                                
dp/dt=700*e-2[-4 0]*[500 0]T
=7.1×105

Updated on 5 March 1998