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    PARTIAL DERIVATIVES

    MATH23
    MULTIVARIABLE CALCULUS
    GENERAL OBJECTIVE

    At the end of the lesson the students are expected to:

    •Determine the geometric interpretation of partial


    derivatives and its derivation
    PARTIAL DERIVATIVES
    Definition

    Let z = f(x,y). The partial derivatives of f are


    defined as follow:

    Partial Derivative with respect to x:


    f z f ( x  x, y )  f ( x, y )
    f x ( x, y )    lim
    x x x0 x
    Partial Derivative with respect to y:
    f z f ( x, y  y )  f ( x, y )
    f y ( x, y )    lim
    y y y 0 y
    Examples

    Let f(x,y) = 3x3y2. Find


    a. fx(x,y)
    b. fy(x,y)
    c. fx(x,1)
    d. fy(1,y)
    e. fx(1,2)
    f. fy(1,2)
    Note: Partial differentiation entails getting
    the ordinary derivative with respect to the
    indicated variable while holding the other
    variable constant.
    Geometric Interpretation of Partial
    Derivatives with respect to x

    fx(x0,y0) – slope of the surface in the x-direction at (x0,y0)


    Geometric Interpretation of Partial
    Derivatives with respect to x

    fy(x0,y0) – slope of the surface in the y-direction at (x0,y0).


    Example
    Let f(x,y) = (3x + 2y)1/2.
    a) Find the slope of the surface z = f(x,y)
    in the x-direction at the point (4,2).
    b) Find the slope of the surface z = f(x,y)
    in the y-direction at the point (4,2).

    Find the slope of the sphere


    x2 + y 2 + z 2 = 1
    in the y-direction at the points
    (2/3,1/3,2/3) at (2/3,1/3,-2/3).
    Tangent Plane and Normal Line

    Example
    Find an equation for the tangent plane and
    parametric equations for the normal line
    to the surface z = x2y at the point (2,1,4).
    Tangent Plane and Normal Line
    Example
    Consider the ellipsoid x2 + 4y2 + z2 = 18.
    a) Find the equation of the tangent plane
    at the point (1,2,1).
    b) Find the parametric equations of the line
    normal at the point (1,2,1).
    Functions with more than 2 variables.

    Let f(x,y,z) = zln(x2ycosz). Find


    a) fx
    b) fy
    c) fz
    Higher Order Partial Derivatives
    Let z = f(x,y).

    Second order Partial Derivatives:


    fxx fyy fxy fyx

    Third order Partial Derivatives:


    fxxx fyyy fxxy fxyx fyxx fyyx ….
    Example: Prove fxy = fyx

    f ( x, y )  3 x y  7 x y
    5 3

    x y
    f ( x, y ) 
    x y
    Note: fxy = fyx

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