Section 13.2 : Partial Derivatives
9. Find ∂z∂x and ∂z∂y for the following function.
x2sin(y3)+xe3z−cos(z2)=3y−6z+8Show All Steps Hide All Steps
Start SolutionOkay, we are basically being asked to do implicit differentiation here and recall that we are assuming that z is in fact z(x,y) when we do our derivative work.
Let’s get ∂z∂x first and that requires us to differentiate with respect to x. Just recall that any product involving x and z will require the product rule because we’re assuming that z is a function of x. Also recall to properly chain rule any derivative of z to pick up the ∂z∂x when differentiating the “inside” function.
Differentiating the equation with respect to x gives,
2xsin(y3)+e3z+3∂z∂xxe3z+2z∂z∂xsin(z2)=−6∂z∂xSolving for ∂z∂x gives,
2xsin(y3)+e3z=(−6−3xe3z−2zsin(z2))∂z∂x→∂z∂x=2xsin(y3)+e3z−6−3xe3z−2zsin(z2) Show Step 2Now we get to do it all over again except this time we’ll differentiate with respect to y in order to find ∂z∂y. So, differentiating gives,
3y2x2cos(y3)+3∂z∂yxe3z+2z∂z∂ysin(z2)=3−6∂z∂ySolving for ∂z∂y gives,
3y2x2cos(y3)−3=(−6−3xe3z−2zsin(z2))∂z∂y→∂z∂y=3y2x2cos(y3)−3−6−3xe3z−2zsin(z2)