Hi there, i've a question which i'm struggling with and would appreciate any help given (with working):
I need to partially differentiate the below function TWICE with respect to both x and then t.
So what i'm looking for is : dy/dx, d2y/dx2, dy/dt and d2y/dt2.
y(x,t) = 2 x e^-x-3t + 6 t e^-x-3t
Many thanks to anybody who helps, i really appreciate it :)
I need to partially differentiate the below function TWICE with respect to both x and then t.
So what i'm looking for is : dy/dx, d2y/dx2, dy/dt and d2y/dt2.
y(x,t) = 2 x e^-x-3t + 6 t e^-x-3t
Many thanks to anybody who helps, i really appreciate it :)
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To compute, the partial derivatives of y(x, t) = [(2x)e^(-x - 3t) + (6t)e^(-x - 3t)], one should rewrite it as:
y(x, t) = {2x + 6t}e^(-x)e^(-3t)
For ∂[y(x, t)]/∂x you view e^(-3t) as a constant and use the product:
e^(-3t)∂[g(x, t)h(x)]/∂x = e^(-3t)[{∂g(x, t)/∂x}h(x) + g(x){dh(x)/dx}]
let g(x, t) = 2x + 6t, then ∂g(x, t)/∂x = 2
let h(x) = e^(-x), then dh(x)/dx = -e^(-x)
e^(-3t)∂[g(x, t)h(x)]/∂x = e^(-3t)[{2}e^(-x) + (2x + 6t){-e^(-x)}]
∂y(x, t)/∂x = (2 - 2x - 6t)e^(-x)e^(-3t)
You use the product rule, again, to compute the second derivative:
let g(x, t) = 2 - 2x - 6t, ∂g(x,t)/∂x = -2
let h(x) = e^(-x) then h'(x) = -e^(-x)
∂²y(x, t)/∂x² = -2e^(-x)e^(-3t) - (2 - 2x - 6t)e^(-x)e^(-3t)
∂²y(x, t)/∂x² = (2x + 6t - 4)e^(-x)e^(-3t)
You do the same for partials with respect to t:
∂y(x, t)/∂t = 6e^(-x)e^(-3t) + -3(2x + 6t)e^(-x)e^(-3t)
∂y(x, t)/∂t = 6e^(-x)e^(-3t) + (- 6x - 18t)e^(-x)e^(-3t)
∂y(x, t)/∂t = (6 - 6x - 18t)e^(-x)e^(-3t)
∂²y(x, t)/∂t² = -18e^(-x)e^(-3t) + -3(6 - 6x - 18t)e^(-x)e^(-3t)
∂²y(x, t)/∂t² = (54t + 18x - 36)e^(-x)e^(-3t)
If you like, you can change e^(-x)e^(-3t) back to e^(-x - 3t) in all of the answers.
y(x, t) = {2x + 6t}e^(-x)e^(-3t)
For ∂[y(x, t)]/∂x you view e^(-3t) as a constant and use the product:
e^(-3t)∂[g(x, t)h(x)]/∂x = e^(-3t)[{∂g(x, t)/∂x}h(x) + g(x){dh(x)/dx}]
let g(x, t) = 2x + 6t, then ∂g(x, t)/∂x = 2
let h(x) = e^(-x), then dh(x)/dx = -e^(-x)
e^(-3t)∂[g(x, t)h(x)]/∂x = e^(-3t)[{2}e^(-x) + (2x + 6t){-e^(-x)}]
∂y(x, t)/∂x = (2 - 2x - 6t)e^(-x)e^(-3t)
You use the product rule, again, to compute the second derivative:
let g(x, t) = 2 - 2x - 6t, ∂g(x,t)/∂x = -2
let h(x) = e^(-x) then h'(x) = -e^(-x)
∂²y(x, t)/∂x² = -2e^(-x)e^(-3t) - (2 - 2x - 6t)e^(-x)e^(-3t)
∂²y(x, t)/∂x² = (2x + 6t - 4)e^(-x)e^(-3t)
You do the same for partials with respect to t:
∂y(x, t)/∂t = 6e^(-x)e^(-3t) + -3(2x + 6t)e^(-x)e^(-3t)
∂y(x, t)/∂t = 6e^(-x)e^(-3t) + (- 6x - 18t)e^(-x)e^(-3t)
∂y(x, t)/∂t = (6 - 6x - 18t)e^(-x)e^(-3t)
∂²y(x, t)/∂t² = -18e^(-x)e^(-3t) + -3(6 - 6x - 18t)e^(-x)e^(-3t)
∂²y(x, t)/∂t² = (54t + 18x - 36)e^(-x)e^(-3t)
If you like, you can change e^(-x)e^(-3t) back to e^(-x - 3t) in all of the answers.