Calculus 10th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1-28505-709-0
ISBN 13: 978-1-28505-709-5

Chapter 13 - Functions of Several Variables - 13.3 Exercises - Page 896: 46

Answer

$$\frac{\partial f(2,\frac{\pi}{4})}{\partial x}=0$$ $$\frac{\partial f(2,\frac{\pi}{4})}{\partial y}=0$$

Work Step by Step

To solve both partial derivatives we will use chain rule. The partial derivative with the respect to $x$ is: $$\frac{\partial f(x,y)}{\partial x}=\frac{\partial }{\partial x}(\sin xy)=\cos xy\frac{\partial }{\partial x}(xy)=y\cos xy$$ because $y$ is treated as a constant. The partial derivative with the respect to $y$ is: $$\frac{\partial f(x,y)}{\partial y}=\frac{\partial }{\partial y}(\sin xy)=\cos xy\frac{\partial}{\partial y}(xy)=x\cos xy$$ because now $x$ is treated as a constant. Now we will evaluate these partial derivatives in the given point $(x,y)=(2,\frac{\pi}{4})$: $$\frac{\partial f(2,\frac{\pi}{4})}{\partial x}=\left.y\cos xy\right|_{(x,y)=(2,\frac{\pi}{4})}=\frac{\pi}{4}\cos2\cdot\frac{\pi}{4}=\frac{\pi}{4}\cdot\cos\frac{\pi}{2}=\frac{\pi}{4}\cdot0=0$$ $$\frac{\partial f(2,\frac{\pi}{4})}{\partial y}=\left.x\cos xy\right|_{(x,y)=(2,\frac{\pi}{4})}=2\cos2\frac{\pi}{4}=2\cos\frac{\pi}{2}=2\cdot0=0$$
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