In Exercises 1–4, find dw/dt using the appropriate Chain Rule. \(\begin{array}{l} w=x^{2}+y^{2} \\ x=2 t, \quad y=3 t \end{array}\) Text Transcription: w=x^2+y^2\\x=2t,y=3t
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A function is homogeneous of degree n if \(f(t x, t y)=t^{n} f(x, y)\). In Exercises 43– 46, (a) show that the function is homogeneous and determine and (b) show that \(x f_{x}(x, y)+y f_{y}(x, y)=n f(x, y)\).
\(f(x, y)=\frac{x y}{\sqrt{x^{2}+y^{2}}}\)
Text Transcription:
f(tx,ty)=t^nf(x,y)
xf_x(x,y)+yf_y(x,y)=nf(x,y)
f(x,y)=fracxysqrtx^2+y^2
Solution
The first step in solving 13.5 problem number 43 trying to solve the problem we have to refer to the textbook question: A function is homogeneous of degree n if \(f(t x, t y)=t^{n} f(x, y)\). In Exercises 43– 46, (a) show that the function is homogeneous and determine and (b) show that \(x f_{x}(x, y)+y f_{y}(x, y)=n f(x, y)\).\(f(x, y)=\frac{x y}{\sqrt{x^{2}+y^{2}}}\)Text Transcription:f(tx,ty)=t^nf(x,y)xf_x(x,y)+yf_y(x,y)=nf(x,y)f(x,y)=fracxysqrtx^2+y^2
From the textbook chapter Chain Rules for Functions of Several Variables you will find a few key concepts needed to solve this.
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