Use implicit differentiation to find \frac{dz}{dx} and \frac{dz}{dy}

Harlen Pritchard

Harlen Pritchard

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2021-10-09

Use implicit differentiation to find dzdx and dzdy
ez=xyz

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curwyrm

curwyrm

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ez=xyz
Differentiate both sides with respect to x
Only treat y as constant, z and x are variables
d(ez)dx=d(xyz)dx
Use chain rule in LHS
d(ez)dz×dzdx=yd(xz)dx
Use product rule in RHS
(ez)×dzdx=y[xdzdx+zdxdx]
(ez)×dzdx=y[xdzdx+z]
(ez)×dzdx=xydzdx+yz
(ezxy)×dzdx=yz
dzdx=yzezxy
By symmetry, we can replace x with y and vice-versa in dzdx to get dzdy
dzdy=xzezxy
I will show the work anyway, just to confirm
ez=xyz
Differentiate both sides with respect to y
Onle treat x as constant z and y are variables
d(ez)dy=d(xyz)dy
Use chain rule in LHS
d(ez)dz×dzdy=xd(yz)dy

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