Calculus 10th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1-28505-709-0
ISBN 13: 978-1-28505-709-5

Chapter 13 - Functions of Several Variables - 13.1 Exercises - Page 876: 26

Answer

The domain is the set of ordered pairs $\{(x,y)|x^2+4y^2\leq 4\}$. The range is the set (a segment or the real line) $[0,2]$.

Work Step by Step

1) Domain The function is given by $f(x,y)=\sqrt{4-x^2-4y^2}$. We have the restriction that the expression under the square root must not be negative which means that $$4-x^2-4y^2\geq0\Rightarrow x^2+4y^2\leq 4.$$ So the domain will be the set of all ordered pairs $(x,y)$ such that $x^2+4y^2\leq 4$. We can write this set as $\{(x,y),x^2+4y^2\geq 4\}$. 2) Range We can rewrite the function as $$f(x,y) = \sqrt{4-x^2-4y^2} = \sqrt{4-(x^2+4y^2)}.$$ The sum $x^2+4y^2$ is never negative. When this sum is maximal the value of $f$ is minimal while when this sum is minimal the value of $f$ is maximal (since this sum is subtracted). The minimal value of $x^2+4x^2$ is $0$ and it is achieved when $x=0$ and $y=0$ so the maximal value for $f$ is $\sqrt{4-0} = 2$. The maximal value of the sum $x^2+4x^2$ is $4$ which we have shown when we calculated the domain so the minimal value of $f$ is $\sqrt{4-4}=0.$ This means that the range is $$f(x,y)\in[0,2].$$
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