Calculus: Early Transcendentals 8th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
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Chapter 14 - Section 14.3 - Partial Derivatives - 14.3 Exercise - Page 924: 38

Answer

$\phi_x=\frac{a}{\gamma z+ \delta t^2}$, $\phi_y=\frac{2\beta y}{\gamma z+\delta t^2}$, $\phi_z=\frac{-\gamma(\alpha x+\beta y^2)}{(\gamma z+\delta t^2)^2}$, $\phi_t=\frac{-2\delta t(\alpha x+\beta y^2)}{(\gamma z+\delta t^2)^2}$.

Work Step by Step

$\phi(x,y,z,t)=\frac{\alpha x+\beta y^2}{\gamma z+\delta t^2}$ In order to find $\phi_x$ we treat $y$, $z$, and $t$ as constants and differentiate with respect to $x$. $\phi_x=\frac{a}{\gamma z+ \delta t^2}$ Analogously: $\phi_y=\frac{2\beta y}{\gamma z+\delta t^2}$ $\phi_z=\frac{-\gamma(\alpha x+\beta y^2)}{(\gamma z+\delta t^2)^2}$ $\phi_t=\frac{-2\delta t(\alpha x+\beta y^2)}{(\gamma z+\delta t^2)^2}$
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