Calculus 8th Edition

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Chapter 14 - Partial Derivatives - 14.5 The Chain Rule - 14.5 Exercises - Page 986: 58

Answer

$(\dfrac{\partial z }{\partial x})(\dfrac{\partial x }{\partial y})(\dfrac{\partial y}{\partial z})=-1$

Work Step by Step

We know that $z_x=-\dfrac{F_x}{F_z}$ and $z_y=-\dfrac{F_y}{F_z}$ So, $(\dfrac{\partial z }{\partial x})(\dfrac{\partial x }{\partial y})(\dfrac{\partial y}{\partial z})=- \dfrac{F_x}{F_y}\dfrac{F_y}{F_x}\dfrac{F_z}{F_y}$ and $z_x=-\dfrac{F_x}{F_z}$ and $z_y=-\dfrac{F_y}{F_z}$ Thus, we have: $(\dfrac{\partial z }{\partial x})(\dfrac{\partial x }{\partial y})(\dfrac{\partial y}{\partial z})=-1$
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