Thomas' Calculus 13th Edition

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Chapter 14: Partial Derivatives - Section 14.3 - Partial Derivatives - Exercises 14.3 - Page 807: 52

Answer

$w_{xy}=w_{yx}=1/y+1/x$

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: $w_x=e^x+\ln y+\frac{y}{x}$ $w_y=\frac{x}{y}+\ln x$ Then take the derivative of the first order partial derivatives to find second partial derivatives with respect to $x$ and $y$: $w_{xy}=1/y+1/x$ $w_{yx}=1/y+1/x$
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