math 254

Section 14.6

1. Let f (x, y, z) = x3 y 2 + yz 4 and x = s2 , y = st2 , z = s2 t .

f f f
(a) Calculate the primary derivatives , , .
x y z
x y z
(b) Calculate , , .
s s s
(c) Compute f
s
using the Chain Rule:

f f x f y f z
= + +
s x s y s z s

Express the answer in terms of the independent variables s, t .

2. Let f (x, y) = x cos(y) and x = u2 + v2 , y = u v .

f f
(a) Calculate the primary derivatives , .
x y
(b) Use the Chain Rule to calculate f / u . Leave the answer in terms of both the
dependent and the independent variables.
(c) Determine (x, y) for (u, v) = (2, 1) and evaluate f / u at (u, v) = (2, 1) .

In Exercises 3-4, use the Chain Rule to calculate the partial derivatives. Express the answer
in terms of the independent variables.

g g
3. , ; g(x, y) = sin(x y) , x = 3 u + 2 v , y = 2 u + 7 v
u v

1
 f
4. ; f (x, y) = x3 + y 2 , x = u ev , y = v + ev
u

In Exercise(s) 5, use the Chain Rule to calculate the partial derivatives at the point specified.

g
5. at (r, ) = (2 2, 4 ) where g(x, y) = x2 + y , x = r sin() , y = r cos() .

6. Suppose that z is defined implicitly as a function of x and y by the equation F (x, y, z) =

x3 + y 3 + z 3 + 9 xyz 1 = 0 .

(a) Calculate Fx , Fy , Fz .
z z
(b) Use Eq. (7) on pg. 828 to calculate and .
x y

7. Calculate z/x and z/y at the points (1 , 3 , 2) and (1 , 3 , 2) , where z is defined

implicitly by the equation z 3 + x2 y 2 4y 5 = 0 .