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: 57

Answer

$f_x (tx,ty)=t^{n-1} f_x(x,y)$

Work Step by Step

We know that the homogeneous function of order $n$ can be defined as follows: $f(tx,ty)=t^n f(x,y)$ Thus, we have $\dfrac{\partial f }{\partial x} (tx,ty) (tx)'_x+\dfrac{\partial f }{\partial y} (tx,ty) (ty)'_x=[t^nf(x,y)]' \times x$ $\implies \dfrac{\partial f }{\partial x} (tx,ty) \times (t)+\dfrac{\partial f }{\partial y} \times (tx,ty) (0)=t^n \times f_x(x,y)$ Therefore, $\dfrac{\partial f }{\partial x} (tx,ty) \times (t)=t^n \times f_x(x,y)$ This gives: $\dfrac{\partial f }{\partial x} (tx,ty) (t)+\dfrac{\partial f }{\partial y} (tx,ty) (0)=t^nf_x(x,y)$ Thus, we get $f_x (tx,ty)=t^{n-1} f_x(x,y)$ (VERIFIED)
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