For a function f:R2→R state if the following implications are true or false. (No justification is required.)
(i) f is differentiable ⇒f is continuous.
(ii) ∂x∂f and ∂y∂f exist ⇒f is continuous.
(iii) directional derivatives ∂n∂f exist for all unit vectors n∈R2⇒f is differentiable.
(iv) f is differentiable ⇒∂x∂f and ∂y∂f are continuous.
(v) all second order partial derivatives of f exist ⇒∂x∂y∂2f=∂y∂x∂2f.
Now let f:R2→R be defined by
f(x,y)={(x2+y2)xy(x2−y2)0 if (x,y)=(0,0) if (x,y)=(0,0)
Show that f is continuous at (0,0) and find the partial derivatives ∂x∂f(0,y) and ∂y∂f(x,0). Then show that f is differentiable at (0,0) and find its derivative. Investigate whether the second order partial derivatives ∂x∂y∂2f(0,0) and ∂y∂x∂2f(0,0) are the same. Are the second order partial derivatives of f at (0,0) continuous? Justify your answer.