1. A rover is located on a hill whose elevation is given by $z=f(x,y) = 3xy+y^2$.
    • Compute the differential $dz$, and write it in the form $dz=(?)dx+(?)dy.$
    • State $\dfrac{\partial f}{\partial x}$ and $f_y$. Then give $\vec \nabla f$.
    • State the differential at the point $P=(1,1)$ (the spot where the rover currently resides).
    • What is the slope of the hill at $P=(x,y)=(1,1)$ in the direction $(dx,dy)=(1,0)$?
    • What is the slope of the hill at $P=(1,1)$ in the direction $(0,1)$?
    • What is the slope of the hill at $P=(1,1)$ in the direction $(3,4)$?
  2. The sides of a rectangle $x=3$ ft and $y=2$ ft, with tolerances $dx = .1$ ft and $dy = 0.05$ ft. Use differentials to estimate the tolerance on the area $A=xy$ that results from the given tolerances on $x$ and $y$.
  3. Let $g(x,y) =x^2y$.
    • Give $g_x$ and $\dfrac{\partial g}{\partial y}$. Then state $\vec \nabla g$.
    • Find the directional derivative (slope) of $g$ at $P=(3,1)$ in the direction $(-3,2)$.
    • Find the directional derivative of $g$ at $P=(3,1)$ in the direction $(2,-5)$.
  4. The sides of a box are supposed to be $x=3$ ft by $y=2$ ft by $z=1$ ft, with tolerances $dx = .1$ ft by $dy = 0.05$ft by $dz=0.02$ft. Use differentials to estimate the tolerance on surface area $A=2xy+2yz+2xz$ that results from the given tolerances.

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