# Math Help - Chain Rule & Substitution in Partial Derivatives

1. ## Chain Rule & Substitution in Partial Derivatives

THIS IS MY EFFORT:
I just wanted to know if there are mistakes in my work...

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THANKS FOR THOSE WHO WILL HELP ^_^

2. Those are correct. However, I notice that in using chain rule for the second problem, you have
$\frac{\partial u}{\partial t}= 2e^{\frac{y}{x}}sec^2 t$
while using direct substitution, you get
$\frac{\partial u}{\partial t}= 2e^{2tan t}sec^2 t$

Those are, of course, the same because $x= 2r cos t$ and $y= 4r cos t$ so that $\frac{y}{x}= \frac{4r cos t}{2r cos t}= 2 tan t$

but the second, with only the variable t is the better expression.

3. oh yeah!! since it is with respect to t..thanks a lot for that one...

however, i am just wondering in my number 1 answer...try to take a look in Chain Rule the y=re^-s, are the derivatives under it are correct??

4. oh yeah!! since it is with respect to t..thanks a lot for that one...

however, i am just wondering in my number 1 answer...try to take a look in Chain Rule ung y=re^-s, are the derivatives under it are correct??