Calculus 8th Edition

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Chapter 14 - Partial Derivatives - 14.5 The Chain Rule - 14.5 Exercises - Page 984: 32

Answer

$z_x=\dfrac{x}{1-z}$ and $z_y=\dfrac{y}{z-1}$

Work Step by Step

We know that $z_x=-\dfrac{F_x}{F_z}$ and $z_y=-\dfrac{F_y}{F_z}$ Now, we will re-write the given equation as: $x^2-y^2+z^2-2z-4=0$ Consider $F(x,y,z)=x^2-y^2+z^2-2z-4$ Now, $F_x=2x$ and $F_y=-2y$ and $F_z=2z-2$ So, $z_x=-\dfrac{F_x}{F_z}=-\dfrac{2x}{2z-2}=\dfrac{x}{1-z}$ $z_y=-\dfrac{F_y}{F_z}=-\dfrac{2y}{2z-2}=\dfrac{y}{z-1}$
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