Is z^2 a Constant When Differentiating cos(yz^2) with Respect to y?

JamesGoh · 2012-01-30T09:45:05+00:00

To differentiate cos(yz^{2}) with respect to y can we simply ignore the z^{2} term in the differentiation ?

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JamesGoh

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Jan 30, 2012

To differentiate [itex]cos(yz^{2})[/itex] with respect to y

can we simply ignore the [itex]z^{2}[/itex] term in the differentiation ?

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Pythagorean

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Jan 30, 2012

yup! since it's with respect to y, z is irrelevant.

HallsofIvy

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Jan 30, 2012

Do not "ignore" it, treat it like a constant!

oferon

Jan 31, 2012

treat it like a=z^2.. It's a constant when differentiating with respect to y

Is z^2 a Constant When Differentiating cos(yz^2) with Respect to y?

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