Calculus, 10th Edition (Anton)

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ISBN 10: 0-47064-772-8
ISBN 13: 978-0-47064-772-1

Chapter 13 - Partial Derivatives - 13.4 Differentiability, Differentials, And Local Linearity - Exercises Set 13.4 - Page 947: 27

Answer

False.

Work Step by Step

According to theorem 13.4.1, a function $f(x, y)$ is said to be differentiable at $\left(x_{0}, y_{0}\right)$ if both the partial derivatives exist and: \[ \lim _{(\Delta x, \Delta y) \rightarrow(0,0)} \frac{\Delta f-f_{x}\left(x_{0}, y_{0}\right) \Delta x-f_{y}\left(x_{0}, y_{0}\right) \Delta y}{(\sqrt{\Delta y})^{2}+(\Delta x)^{2}}=0 \] Therefore, in the above problem, we are told about only the partial derivatives; no information is given about the limit. Thus, the statement is False.
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