Calculus: Early Transcendentals (2nd Edition)

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Chapter 12 - Functions of Several Veriables - 12.4 Partial Derivatives - 12.4 Exercises - Page 904: 21

Answer

$f_w=\frac{z^2-w^2}{(w^2+z^2)^2}$ $f_z=\frac{-2wz}{(w^2+z^2)^2}$

Work Step by Step

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