University Calculus: Early Transcendentals (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 13 - Section 13.3 - Partial Derivatives - Exercises - Page 702: 12

Answer

$f_x=\dfrac{-y}{(x^2+y^2)}$ $f_y=\dfrac{x}{(x^2+y^2)}$

Work Step by Step

Our aim is to take the first partial derivatives of the given function $f(x,y)$ with respect to $x$, by keeping $y$ and $z$ as a constant, and vice versa: $f_x=\dfrac{1}{1+(\dfrac{y}{x})^2} \times (-x^{-2} y)=\dfrac{-y}{(x^2+y^2)}$ $f_y=\dfrac{1}{1+(\dfrac{y^2}{x^2})} \times (x^{-1} )=\dfrac{x}{(x^2+y^2)}$
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