Thomas' Calculus 13th Edition

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Chapter 14: Partial Derivatives - Section 14.3 - Partial Derivatives - Exercises 14.3 - Page 807: 12

Answer

$\dfrac{-y}{(x^2+y^2)}$ and $\dfrac{x}{(x^2+y^2)}$

Work Step by Step

We need to take the first partial derivatives of the given function. In order to find the partial derivative, we will differentiate with respect to $x$, by keeping $y$ as a constant, and vice versa: $f_x=\dfrac{1}{1+(y/x)^2} \times (-x^{-2} y)=\dfrac{-y}{(x^2+y^2)}$ $f_y=\dfrac{1}{1+(y^2/x^2)^2} \times (x^{-1} )=\dfrac{x}{(x^2+y^2)}$
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