Homework #9
Due at the beginning of class, Fri. April 5, 2002.
13.7 Chain rules
10. Compute partial derivative of a composite function.
Just do the derivative w.r.t. y.
18. Write chain rules.
24. Implicit partial differentiation.
38. Resistors.
13.8 36. Gradient of a product.
44. Directional derivative.
46. Plane tangent to a paraboloid and parallel to another plane.
OMIT!! 13.9 36. Maximization of triangle area with fixed perimeter.
Hint: A2 will be easier to maximize than A itself.
You have to a rather tricky set of nonlinear equations. I started by
eliminating the multiplier lambda between two of the equations.
Some of the solutions will correspond to totally squashed triangles:
minima of A2 rather than maxima: disregard these.
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