Answer
a. 0 b. 0
Work Step by Step
a) Using chain rule:
$\dfrac{dw}{dt}=\dfrac{\partial w}{\partial x}\dfrac{dx}{dt}+\dfrac{\partial w}{\partial y}\dfrac{dy}{dt}=2x (-\sin t+\cos t)+2y(-\sin t -\cos t)$
and $2 (\cos t+\sin t) (-\sin t+\cos t)+2 (\cos t- \sin t)(-\sin t -\cos t)=0$
b. Using direct differentiation:
We have, $w^2=x^2+y^2$
or, $(\cos t+\sin t)^2+(\cos t -\sin t)^2=2$
also, $\dfrac{dw}{dt}=0$
Then $\dfrac{dw}{dt}(0)=0$
