Multivariable Calculus, 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 0-53849-787-4
ISBN 13: 978-0-53849-787-9

Chapter 14 - Partial Derivatives - 14.5 Exercises - Page 956: 47

Answer

$\dfrac{\partial z }{\partial x} +\dfrac{\partial z }{\partial y}=0$

Work Step by Step

Consider $a=x-y$ Here, we have $\dfrac{\partial z }{\partial x} =\dfrac{\partial z }{\partial a} \times \dfrac{\partial a }{\partial x}$ $\dfrac{\partial z }{\partial x} =\dfrac{\partial z }{\partial a} \times (1) $ $\dfrac{\partial z }{\partial x} =\dfrac{\partial z }{\partial a} \times $ Now, $\dfrac{\partial z }{\partial y} =\dfrac{\partial z }{\partial a} \times \dfrac{\partial a }{\partial y}$ $\dfrac{\partial z }{\partial y} =\dfrac{\partial z }{\partial a} \times (-1) $ $\dfrac{\partial z }{\partial y} =-\dfrac{\partial z }{\partial a}$ Therefore, we have $\dfrac{\partial z }{\partial x} +\dfrac{\partial z }{\partial y}=0$
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