# A partial derivative Question

Discussion in 'Math' started by shikhar623, Mar 5, 2015.

1. ### shikhar623 Thread Starter Active Member

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I am doing an online assignment and struck at this question. Please explain how to do it.
Or better provide me the answer

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2. ### WBahn Moderator

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Or better yet, show YOUR work to get at an answer for YOUR assignment and then we can guide you through the problems you are making.

3. ### shikhar623 Thread Starter Active Member

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It's an online assignment. There is no provision for the getting the answer. I have to either leave it or do it. Though the number of attempts are unlimited. Can you offer any help?

4. ### WBahn Moderator

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Yes, we can offer help AFTER you show your efforts to answer it yourself. Do the work as best you can and present it here. We can then look at what you have done and point out where you are going right and where you are going wrong. But YOU have to do the work.

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Dx2/dudv = 4
Dy/dudv=3
At u=5 v=4

6. ### WBahn Moderator

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How do you get these?

Start with what you want to know and then use the chain rule to expand it.

7. ### shikhar623 Thread Starter Active Member

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I want partial derivative of Z wrt to v. But how to write it without knowing the actual expression of Z? I am missing some point here.

8. ### shikhar623 Thread Starter Active Member

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Please Correct me if i am wrong.

9. ### WBahn Moderator

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You have

$
z \; = \; f(x,y)
$

and you want

$
\frac{\partial z}{\partial v} \; = \; \frac{\partial f(x,y)}{\partial v}
$

So what does the chain rule say about this in terms of the partial derivatives of f(x,y) with respect to x and y?

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10. ### shikhar623 Thread Starter Active Member

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Thank you. I did it, but the time had lapsed.

11. ### WBahn Moderator

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So what did you get for the answer?