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9.1: Functions of Several Variables

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    1. Find the domain and range of \(f(x, y) = 4x^2 + y^2\).
       
    2. Find the domain and range of \(g(x, y) = \sqrt{x^2 + y^2 - 4}\).
       
    3. Find the domain and range of \(h(x, y) = 4\ln(y^2 - x)\).
       
    4. Find the domain and range of \(z = \dfrac{3x^2}{x - y}\).
       
    5. Find the domain and range of \(F(x, y) = \tan(x + y)\).
       
    6. Find the domain and range of \(\beta(x, y) = \sqrt{16 - 4x^2 - y^2}\).
       
    7. Plot \(z(x, y) = x + y\) by finding level curves/traces of the function. Confirm your result with a 3D graphing calculator.
       
    8. Plot \(f(x, y) = x^2 + y^2\) by finding level curves/traces of the function. Confirm your result with a 3D graphing calculator.
       
    9. Plot \(g(x, y) = x^2 - y^2\) by finding level curves/traces of the function. Confirm your result with a 3D graphing calculator.
       
    10. Plot \(h(x, y) = x^2 + y\) by finding level curves/traces of the function. Confirm your result with a 3D graphing calculator.
       
    11. Plot \(w(x, y) = \sqrt{x^2 + y^2}\) by finding level curves/traces of the function. Confirm your result with a 3D graphing calculator.
       
    12. Plot \(z(x, y) = \sqrt{9 - x^2 - y^2}\) by finding level curves/traces of the function. Confirm your result with a 3D graphing calculator.
       
    13. Plot \(f(x, y) = \ln(x^2 + y^2)\) by finding level curves/traces of the function. Confirm your result with a 3D graphing calculator.
       
    14. Plot \(g(x, y) =\dfrac{1}{1+x^2 + y^2}\) by finding level curves/traces of the function. Confirm your result with a 3D graphing calculator.
       
    15. Plot \(h(x, y) =\ln\left(\dfrac{x}{y^2}\right)\) by finding level curves/traces of the function. Confirm your result with a 3D graphing calculator.
       
    16. Find the level surfaces at \(w(x, y, z) = 1, 4, 9\) for the three-variable function \(w(x, y, z) = x^2 + y^2 + z^2\).
       
    17. Find the level surfaces at \(w(x, y, z) = -1, 0, 1\) for the three-variable function \(w(x, y, z) = x - 2y + z\).
       
    18. Find the level surfaces at \(w(x, y, z) = -4, -1, 0, 1, 4\) for the three-variable function \(w(x, y, z) = x^2 - y^2 + z^2\).

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