Calculus (3rd Edition)

Published by W. H. Freeman
ISBN 10: 1464125260
ISBN 13: 978-1-46412-526-3

Chapter 15 - Differentiation in Several Variables - Chapter Review Exercises - Page 835: 21

Answer

${f_{xxyz}} = - \cos \left( {x + z} \right)$

Work Step by Step

We have $f\left( {x,y,z} \right) = y\sin \left( {x + z} \right)$. Since $f$ is a continuous function, we can use Clairaut's Theorem in Section 15.3 to re-arrange the order of differentiation. So, ${f_{xxyz}} = {f_{yxxz}}$ ${f_{xxyz}} = {f_{yxxz}} = \frac{\partial }{{\partial z}}\left( {\frac{\partial }{{\partial x}}\left( {\frac{\partial }{{\partial x}}\left( {\frac{{\partial f}}{{\partial y}}} \right)} \right)} \right)$ ${f_{yxxz}} = \frac{\partial }{{\partial z}}\left( {\frac{\partial }{{\partial x}}\left( {\frac{\partial }{{\partial x}}\left( {\sin \left( {x + z} \right)} \right)} \right)} \right)$ $ = \frac{\partial }{{\partial z}}\left( {\frac{\partial }{{\partial x}}\left( {\cos \left( {x + z} \right)} \right)} \right)$ $ = \frac{\partial }{{\partial z}}\left( { - \sin \left( {x + z} \right)} \right)$ $ = - \cos \left( {x + z} \right)$ Thus, ${f_{xxyz}} = - \cos \left( {x + z} \right)$.
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