Spring 2023 February 8, 2023

Math 2551 Worksheet 9: Partial Derivatives & the Chain Rule

1. Find fx and fy for:

(a) f (x, y) = x3 y 2 + 5y 2 − x + 7
2 3√
(b) f (x, y) = ex y x2 + 1
(c) f (x, y) = cos(xy 2 ) + sin(x)

2. Find all the second partial derivatives for f (x, y) = ex + x ln(y).

3. Find fx , fy , fz , and fxzz for the function f (x, y, z) = x sin(yz).

4. An object travels along a path on a surface. The exact path and surface are not known,
but at time t = t0 it is known that
∂z ∂z dx dy
= 5, = −2, = 3, = 7.
∂x ∂y dt dt
Use this information to determine the rate of change of the height z of the object with
respect to time t.
dz
5. Find the values of t where = 0 if z = 3x + 4y, x = t2 , and y = 2t.
dt