Calculus: Early Transcendentals (2nd Edition)

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Chapter 12 - Functions of Several Veriables - 12.4 Partial Derivatives - 12.4 Exercises - Page 904: 20

Answer

$f_s=\frac{2t}{(s+t)^2}$ $f_t=\frac{-2s}{(s+t)^2}$

Work Step by Step

Take the first partial derivatives of the given function. When taking partial derivative with respect to s, treat t as a constant, and vice versa: $f_s=\frac{(s+t)(1-0)-(s-t)(1+0)}{(s+t)^2}=\frac{s+t-s+t}{(s+t)^2}=\frac{2t}{(s+t)^2}$ $f_t=\frac{(s+t)(0-1)-(s-t)(0+1)}{(s+t)^2}=\frac{-s-t-s+t}{(s+t)^2}=\frac{-2s}{(s+t)^2}$
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