Messy partial differentials with chain rule.

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Homework Statement


the problem asks: Find [tex]\delta[/tex]f/[tex]\delta/[/tex]x and [tex]\delta[/tex]f/[tex]\delta[/tex]y at x=1 and y=2 if z=f(x,y) is defined implicitly by 2x[tex]^{}2[/tex]y/z + 3z/xy - xy[tex]\sqrt{}z[/tex] = 3. Note that (1,2,4) is a point on the surface.


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Im not really sure how to approach this one.


The Attempt at a Solution



i started off by saying that [tex]\delta[/tex]f/[tex]\delta/[/tex]x is equal to [tex]\delta/[/tex]z/[tex]\delta/[/tex]x and i went through and found the partial derivatives of the above equation and it turned out really messy, any help would be greatly appreciated.
 
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