CHAPTER 32 PARTIAL DIFFERENTIATION

EXERCISE 163 Page 399

1. Find and given: z = 2xy

If z = 2xy then = 2y(1) = 2y

and = 2x(1) = 2x

2. Find and given: Z = x3 - 2xy + y

If z = then

and

3. Find and given: z =

If z = then =

and =

4. Find and given: Z = sin(4x + 3y)

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If z = sin(4x + 3y) then = 4 cos(4x + 3y)

and = 3 cos(4x + 3y)

5. Find and given: Z = x y -

If z = then

and

6. Find and given: z = cos 3x sin 4y

If z = cos 3x sin 4y then =

and =

7. The volume of a cone of height h and base radius r is given by V = r h.

Determine and

If V = r h then = r

and = rh

8. The resonant frequency f in a series electrical circuit is given by: f =

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 Show that =

r = and =
f

9. An equation resulting from plucking a string is:

Determine and

Hence,

and

10. In a thermodynamic system, , where R, k and A are constants.

Find (a) (b) (c) (d)

(a) =

= =

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 =

(b) Since k = then

Thus,

= = =

(c) If k = then and

i.e. (1)

i.e.

and

Hence, =

(d) From equation (1),

Hence, =

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EXERCISE 164 Page 402

1. Find (a) (b) (c) (d) given: z = (2x - 3y)2

Z = (2x - 3y)2

(a) and = =8

(b) and = = 18

(c) = - 12

(d) = - 12

2. Find (a) (b) (c) (d) given: z = 2 ln xy

(a) and = =

(b) and = =

(c) =0

(d) =0

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3. Find (a) (b) (c) (d) given: z =

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

= =

4. Find (a) (b) (c) (d) given: z = sinh x cosh 2y

Z = sinh x cosh 2y

(a) = cosh x cosh 2y and = = sinh x cosh 2y

(b) = 2 sinh x sinh 2y and = = 4 sinh x cosh 2y

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(c) = 2 cosh x sinh 2y

(d) = 2 cosh x sinh 2y

5. Given z = x2 sin(x - 2y) find (a) and (b)

Show also that = = 2x sin(x - 2y) - 4x cos(x - 2y)

(a)

(b)

6. Find , and show that = when z = cos

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z = cos

and = =

z = cos

= =

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 =

7. Given z = show that = and evaluate when x = and y = 3

Thus, =

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When and y = 3,

8. An equation used in thermodynamics is the Benedict-Webb-Rubine equation of state for the

expansion of a gas. The equation is:

Show that

EXERCISE 165 Page 403

1. (c) 2. (b) 3. (c) 4. (d) 5. (a)

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