Calculus: Early Transcendentals (2nd Edition)

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Chapter 12 - Functions of Several Veriables - 12.4 Partial Derivatives - 12.4 Exercises - Page 904: 16

Answer

$f_x=1/x$ $f_y=-1/y$

Work Step by Step

Take the first partial derivatives of the given function. When taking partial derivative with respect to x, treat y as a constant, and vice versa: $f_x=\frac{1}{x/y}\times1/y=y/x\times1/y=1/x$ $f_y=\frac{1}{x/y}\times -x/y^2=y/x \times -x/y^2=-1/y$
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