Differentiate two variables functions

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Hi,
I am dealing with an equality of the form:
[tex]f(x)=g(y,z)[/tex]
and I need to compute ##dx##.
Is the following relation correct?
[tex]dx={(\frac{\partial f}{\partial x})}^{-1}( \frac{\partial g}{\partial y}dy + \frac{\partial g}{\partial z}dz )[/tex]

Thank you in advance.
 
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Yes, that's correct. Of course it breaks down at points where ##\frac{\partial f}{\partial x}## is zero, but maybe that's not in the domain of interest.