Higher Order Partial Derivatives and Clairaut's Theorem

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Homework Statement


general course question


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fx is a first order partial derivative
fxy is a second order partial derivative
fxyz is a third order partial derivative

I understand that Clairaut's Theorem applies to second order derivatives, does it also apply to higher partial derivatives though?

Example:
fxy=fyx (Clairaut's)

So does this apply?
fxyz=fxzy=fzyx
 
on Phys.org
Yes it applies.
(1) fxy=fyx (Clairaut's)
We know that:
fxyz=(fx)yz
How can you prove that:
fxyz=fxzy using that?
 
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