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Homework Statement
Find (∂a/∂x) if
x = r*sin(a)*cos(θ),
y = r*sin(a)*sin(θ),
z =r*cos(a).
The equations originally have phi in place of a, but I switched it to a for ease of typing.
Homework Equations
Chain rule?
The Attempt at a Solution
I'm not exactly sure where to start. I tried using the chain rule and differentiating with respect to x but then I just end up with too many unknown and nothing really simplifies. How exactly does one go about solving this problem? Thanks ahead of time for any help.
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