Calculus 8th Edition

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Chapter 14 - Partial Derivatives - 14.5 The Chain Rule - 14.5 Exercises - Page 984: 26

Answer

$$\dfrac{\partial u}{\partial \alpha} =4e^{-4} \\ \dfrac{\partial u}{\partial \beta} =-7e^{-4} \\ \dfrac{\partial u}{\partial \gamma} =-24e^{-4} $$

Work Step by Step

$du=e^{-4} dx-2e^{-4}dy+8e^{-4} dt$ Now, $\dfrac{\partial u}{\partial \alpha} =e^{-4} \dfrac{\partial x}{\partial \alpha} -2e^{-4}\dfrac{\partial y}{\partial \alpha} +8e^{-4} \dfrac{\partial t}{\partial \alpha} $ and $\dfrac{\partial u}{\partial \beta} =e^{-4} \dfrac{\partial x}{\partial \alpha} -2e^{-4}\dfrac{\partial y}{\partial \beta} +8e^{-4} \dfrac{\partial t}{\partial \beta} $ and $\dfrac{\partial u}{\partial \gamma} =e^{-4} \dfrac{\partial x}{\partial \gamma} -2e^{-4}\dfrac{\partial y}{\partial \gamma} +8e^{-4} \dfrac{\partial t}{\partial \gamma} $ When $\alpha=-1;\beta=2; \gamma=1$, we have $$ \dfrac{\partial u}{\partial \alpha} =4e^{-4} \\ \dfrac{\partial u}{\partial \beta} =-7e^{-4} \\ \dfrac{\partial u}{\partial \gamma} =-24e^{-4} $$ Our answers are: $$\dfrac{\partial u}{\partial \alpha} =4e^{-4} \\ \dfrac{\partial u}{\partial \beta} =-7e^{-4} \\ \dfrac{\partial u}{\partial \gamma} =-24e^{-4} $$
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