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: 90

Answer

$${f_{xyy}} = {f_{yxy}} = {f_{yyx}} = - \frac{{12z}}{{{{\left( {x + y} \right)}^4}}}$$

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & f\left( {x,y,z} \right) = \frac{{2z}}{{x + y}} \cr & {\text{Find }}{f_{xyy}}\left( {x,y,z} \right) \cr & {f_x} = \frac{\partial }{{\partial x}}\left[ {\frac{{2z}}{{x + y}}} \right] = - \frac{{2z}}{{{{\left( {x + y} \right)}^2}}} \cr & {f_{xy}} = \frac{\partial }{{\partial y}}\left[ { - \frac{{2z}}{{{{\left( {x + y} \right)}^2}}}} \right] = - \frac{\partial }{{\partial y}}\left[ { - 2z{{\left( {x + y} \right)}^{ - 2}}} \right] = 4z{\left( {x + y} \right)^{ - 3}} \cr & {f_{xyy}} = \frac{\partial }{{\partial y}}\left[ {4z{{\left( {x + y} \right)}^{ - 3}}} \right] = - 12z{\left( {x + y} \right)^{ - 4}} = - \frac{{12z}}{{{{\left( {x + y} \right)}^4}}} \cr & {\text{Find }}{f_{yxy}}\left( {x,y,z} \right) \cr & {f_y} = \frac{\partial }{{\partial y}}\left[ {\frac{{2z}}{{x + y}}} \right] = - \frac{{2z}}{{{{\left( {x + y} \right)}^2}}} \cr & {f_{yx}} = \frac{\partial }{{\partial x}}\left[ { - 2z{{\left( {x + y} \right)}^{ - 2}}} \right] = 4z{\left( {x + y} \right)^{ - 3}} \cr & {f_{yxy}} = \frac{\partial }{{\partial y}}\left[ {4z{{\left( {x + y} \right)}^{ - 3}}} \right] = - \frac{{12z}}{{{{\left( {x + y} \right)}^4}}} \cr & {\text{Find }}{f_{yyx}}\left( {x,y,z} \right) \cr & {f_{yy}} = \frac{\partial }{{\partial y}}\left[ { - 2z{{\left( {x + y} \right)}^{ - 2}}} \right] = 4z{\left( {x + y} \right)^{ - 3}} \cr & {f_{yyx}} = \frac{\partial }{{\partial x}}\left[ {4z{{\left( {x + y} \right)}^{ - 3}}} \right] = - \frac{{12z}}{{{{\left( {x + y} \right)}^4}}} \cr & {\text{Therefore,}} \cr & {f_{xyy}} = {f_{yxy}} = {f_{yyx}} = - \frac{{12z}}{{{{\left( {x + y} \right)}^4}}} \cr} $$
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