Solutions for Chapter 14: Partial Derivatives

A graph that displays a five-number summary

det(xIn - A), where A is an n x n matrix

p = g(x), where x represents demand and p represents price

The gathering and processing of numerical information

Outcomes of an experiment that have the same probability of occurring.

A point where the supply curve and demand curve intersect. The corresponding price is the equilibrium price.

An equation written with exponents instead of logarithms.

A method for solving equations in the form x 2 = k.

Side opposite the right angle in a right triangle.

If u = v and w = z, then uw = vz

Equations of the form x = ƒ(t) and y = g(t) for all t in an interval I. The variable t is the parameter and I is the parameter interval.

See Periodic function.

Two lines that are at right angles to each other

Zeros of multiplicity ? 2 (see Multiplicity).

Finding the horizontal and vertical components of a vector.

A matrix whose number of rows equals the number of columns.

A matrix A = [aij] with the property aij = aji for all i and j

If a = b and b = c , then a = c. Similar properties hold for the inequality symbols <, >, ?, ?.

A test for finding an upper bound for the real zeros of a polynomial.

A shift of a graph up or down.