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Let $\displaystyle z=f(x,y)$ be a differential function of x and y and let x=rcosθ and y=rsinθ
Show that $\displaystyle (\frac{\partial z}{\partial x})^2+(\frac{\partial z}{\partial y})^2=(\frac{\partial z}{\partial r})^2+\frac{1}{r^2}(\frac{\partial z}{\partial \theta})^2$