A constrained differential probelm

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Define that $$w(x,y,z)=zxe^y+xe^z+ye^z$$
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So the constraint equation is ##x^2y+y^2x=1##. And its differential is ##dy=-\frac{2xy+y^2}{2xy+x^2}##.

However, the solution plugs in ##z=0## when computing ##\frac{\partial w}{\partial x}## as shown in the screenshot below. While I understand that ##dz=0##, I can't see why ##z=0##. Could anyone explain?
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Can you show us the first parts of the problem?
 
Office_Shredder said:
Can you show us the first parts of the problem?
Sure, Here it is.
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There are two things I don't understand about this problem. First, when finding the nth root of a number, there should in theory be n solutions. However, the formula produces n+1 roots. Here is how. The first root is simply ##\left(r\right)^{\left(\frac{1}{n}\right)}##. Then you multiply this first root by n additional expressions given by the formula, as you go through k=0,1,...n-1. So you end up with n+1 roots, which cannot be correct. Let me illustrate what I mean. For this...
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