Calculus 3 : Partial Derivatives

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Example Questions

Example Question #7 : Multi Variable Chain Rule

Use the chain rule to find  when  .

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

 The chain rule states .

Since  and  are both functions of  must be found using the chain rule.

 

In this problem

 

Example Question #361 : Partial Derivatives

Use the chain rule to find  when  .

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The chain rule states .

Since  and  are both functions of  must be found using the chain rule.

 

In this problem

 

 

Example Question #4 : Multi Variable Chain Rule

Use the chain rule to find  when  .

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The chain rule states .

Since  and  are both functions of  must be found using the chain rule.

 

In this problem,

 

 

Example Question #5 : Multi Variable Chain Rule

Use the chain rule to find  when  .

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The chain rule states .

Since  and  are both functions of  must be found using the chain rule.

 

In this problem,

 

 

 

Example Question #11 : Multi Variable Chain Rule

Use the chain rule to find  when  .

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The chain rule states .

Since  and  are both functions of  must be found using the chain rule.

 

In this problem,

 

 

 

 

 

Example Question #1321 : Calculus 3

Use the chain rule to find  when  .

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The chain rule states .

Since  and  are both functions of  must be found using the chain rule.

 

In this problem,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Example Question #13 : Multi Variable Chain Rule

Use the chain rule to find  when  .

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The chain rule states .

Since  and  are both functions of  must be found using the chain rule.

 

In this problem,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Example Question #1321 : Calculus 3

Use the chain rule to find  when  .

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The chain rule states .

Since  and  are both functions of  must be found using the chain rule.

 

In this problem,

 

 

 

 

 

 

Example Question #1322 : Calculus 3

Find  where 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To find the derivative of the function with respect to t, we must use the multivariable chain rule, which states that

, where 

Using this rule for both variables, we find that

Taking the products according to the formula above, and remembering to rewrite x and y in terms of t, we get

 

 

Example Question #11 : Multi Variable Chain Rule

Find , where  and 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To find the derivative of the function with respect to t, we must use the multivariable chain rule, which states that  for x. (We do the same for the rest of the variables, and add the products together.)

Using the above rule for both variables, we get

Plugging all of this into the above formula, and remembering to rewrite x and y in terms of t, we get

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