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Liquid7800
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Homework Statement
Hello, I was given this complicated partial derivative to work out:
z = √( 1-( (x+y)/(xy) )2 ) + arcsin (x+y)/(x-y)
find:
fx and fy
and this is my final answer taking the partial derivative with respect to 'x' only right now...which is rather nasty looking (sorry LaTex would not render out for me) :
z= -[ (x+y)/xy * (-x-y/x2y + 1/xy) ] / [ √( 1 - (x+y / xy)2) ] + [ -x-y/(x-y)2 + 1/x+y ] / [ √( 1 - (x+y)2 / (x-y)2 ) ]
The complicated part (or peculiar) is that I really wanted to make sure my algebra etc. was correct. I tried using a CAS to check my work...but I noticed that depending how you entered the problem I got different answers ...
(somehow depends on if you enter the full problem in...or by how the denominator 'xy' is entered),
...so I didnt feel confident just using a CAS to check my work.
I would be very grateful if someone were to assist me.
Let me know if something is unclear... thanks again