MAT 21C Lecture Notes - Lecture 22: Partial Derivative, Product Rule, Implicit Function
MAT 21C – Lecture 22 – Chain Rule in Multi-Variable Functions
• Chain Rule: Suppose we have a function of two variables, with
and . Then
• One variable case: Suppose we have a function, f(x) with . If
, then
. For a two variable case,
• Example: Given and , then
compute
. The partial derivative with respect to x is
and the partial derivative with respect to y is
. Then
. Then plug in into x and
into y such that
Alternatively, you can explicitly find w(t). In this case,
Applying product rule,
• Example 2: A cone of height, h and radius, r has a volume of
. If the
height is increasing at a rate of 2 cm/s and radius is increasing at 3 cm/s, then
how fast is the volume increasing when height is 4 cm and radius is 5 cm?
If
. Let
and
. Then
.
• Deriving the Chain Rule: Suppose we have a two variable function, with
and . If , then .
Similarly, .
where as
.
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