Math 2443 Homework #2

Solutions Section 15.3. Find the rst partial derivatives of the function. 18. f (x, t) = x ln t. Solution: We have 1 f = ln t, and x 2 x 22. f (x, y ) = xy . Solution: This is straightforward. fx (x, y ) = yxy1 ,
e 24. w = u+ . v2 Solution: We have
v

x f = . t t

fy (x, y ) = xy ln x.

w ev = , and u (u + v 2 )2 26. f (x, t) = arctan(x t). Solution: The chain rule is used here. fx (x, t) = 1 1+ x t
2

w ev (u + v 2 ) 2vev = . v (u + v 2 )2

t,

ft (x, t) =

1 1+ x t
2

x 2 t

Find the indicated partial derivatives. 40. f (x, y ) = arctan(y/x), fx (2, 3). Solution: This is very similar to Q. 26. above. Use implicit dierentiation to nd z/x and z/y . 46. yz = ln(x + z ). Solution: Taking the partial derivative of each side with respect to x, we get y so (x + z )y z 1 = x x+z 1+ z x ,

z z =1+ . x x 1

2 Thus,

Solutions

Similarly, we have

z 1 = x (x + z )y 1 z+y z 1 = y x+z z y ,

which gives us z z (x + z ) = . y 1 y (x + z )

48. sin(xyz ) = x + 2y + 3z . Solution: We rst take the partial derivatives of each side with respect to x to get cos(xyz ) yz + xy which gives us z yz cos(xyz ) 1 = . x 3 xy cos(xyz ) xz cos(xyz ) 2 z = . y 3 xy cos(xyz ) Find all the second partial derivatives of the function. 54. v =
xy xy .

z x

=1+3

z , x

In the same way, you can check that

Solution: We have v y (x y ) xy y2 = = , x (x y )2 (x y )2 Therefore and v x(x y ) xy (1) x2 = = . y (x y )2 (x y )2

Also,

2y 2 2v = . x2 (x y )3 y xy 2xy . (x y )3

2v 2y (x y )2 2y 2 (x y ) 2y = = 4 yx (x y ) (x y )2 Similarly,

1+

2x 2x2 2xy 2v = = xy (x y )2 (x y )3 (x y )3

Math 2443 Homework #2 and nally, 2v 2x2 = . y 2 (x y )3

We notice that the mixed partial derivatives are equal. 56. v = exe . Solution: We have
y

v y = exe ey , x

and

v y = exe (xey ). y

Therefore

2v y = exe ey ey x2 2v y y y = exe (xey )(ey ) + exe ey = (xey + 1)exe ey . yx 2v y y y = ey exe (xey ) + exe ey = (xey + 1)exe ey , xy

and

Similarly,

and

2v y y = exe (xey )(xey ) + (exe )(xey ) 2 y

Find the indicated partial derivatives. 64. f (r, s, t) = r ln(rs2 t3 ); frss , frst Solution: We have fr = ln(rs2 t3 ) + Therefore, frss = s2 2, r 2 3 s t = 1 + ln(rs2 t3 ), and rs2 t3 frs = 2rst3 2 = 2 3 rs t s

and frst = 0