
Jonathan T. answered 10/26/23
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To find the partial derivatives ∂z/∂s and ∂z/∂t at the point (s, t) = (3, -4), you need to use the given expressions for z, x, and y, and apply the chain rule to find these derivatives. Here are the steps:
Given:
z = x^2 * sin(y)
x = -3s^2 + 4t^2
y = -4^(st)
First, calculate ∂z/∂s:
1. ∂z/∂x: Take the derivative of z with respect to x.
∂z/∂x = 2x * sin(y)
2. ∂x/∂s: Take the derivative of x with respect to s.
∂x/∂s = -6s
3. ∂y/∂s: Take the derivative of y with respect to s.
∂y/∂s = -4^(st) * ln(4) * t
Now, apply the chain rule to find ∂z/∂s:
∂z/∂s = (∂z/∂x) * (∂x/∂s) * (∂y/∂s)
∂z/∂s = [2x * sin(y)] * [-6s] * [-4^(st) * ln(4) * t]
Now, plug in the values at (s, t) = (3, -4) into the expression:
∂z/∂s(3, -4) = [2x * sin(y)] * [-6 * 3] * [-4^(3 * -4) * ln(4) * (-4)]
Calculate the values:
∂z/∂s(3, -4) = [2x * sin(y)] * (-18) * (-256 * ln(4) * 4)
Next, calculate ∂z/∂t:
1. ∂z/∂x: We already found this in the first step.
∂z/∂x = 2x * sin(y)
2. ∂x/∂t: Take the derivative of x with respect to t.
∂x/∂t = 8t
3. ∂y/∂t: Take the derivative of y with respect to t.
∂y/∂t = -4^(st) * ln(4) * s
Now, apply the chain rule to find ∂z/∂t:
∂z/∂t = (∂z/∂x) * (∂x/∂t) * (∂y/∂t)
∂z/∂t = [2x * sin(y)] * [8t] * [-4^(st) * ln(4) * s]
Now, plug in the values at (s, t) = (3, -4) into the expression:
∂z/∂t(3, -4) = [2x * sin(y)] * (8 * (-4)) * (-4^(3 * -4) * ln(4) * 3)
Calculate the values:
∂z/∂t(3, -4) = [2x * sin(y)] * (-32) * (-4^(3 * -4) * ln(4) * 3)
Now, calculate both ∂z/∂s and ∂z/∂t using the expressions we derived and the given values of (s, t) = (3, -4).