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 897: 75

Answer

$$\frac{\partial^2z}{\partial x^2}=2,\frac{\partial ^2z}{\partial x\partial y}=\frac{\partial^2z}{\partial y\partial x}=-2,\frac{\partial^2z}{\partial y^2}=6$$

Work Step by Step

The partial derivative with respect to $x$ is: $$\frac{\partial z}{\partial x}=\frac{\partial}{\partial x}(x^2-2xy+3y^2)=2x-2y$$ The partial derivative with respect to $y$ is: $$\frac{\partial z}{\partial y}=\frac{\partial}{\partial y}(x^2-2xy+3y^2)=-2x+6y$$ The second partial derivatives are: $$\frac{\partial ^2z}{\partial x^2}=\frac{\partial}{\partial x}\Big(\frac{\partial z}{\partial x}\Big)=\frac{\partial}{\partial x}(2x-2y)=2$$ $$\frac{\partial ^2}{\partial y^2}=\frac{\partial}{\partial y}\Big(\frac{\partial z}{\partial y}\Big)=\frac{\partial }{\partial y}(-2x+6y)=6$$ $$\frac{\partial^2z}{\partial y\partial x}=\frac{\partial}{\partial y}\Big(\frac{\partial z}{\partial x}\Big)=\frac{\partial}{\partial y}(2x-2y)=-2$$ $$\frac{\partial ^2z}{\partial x\partial y}=\frac{\partial}{\partial x}\Big(\frac{\partial z}{\partial y}\Big)=\frac{\partial }{\partial x}(-2x+6y)=-2$$ We see that the second mixed partial derivatives are equal.
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