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Partial Derivatives

Calculus Textbooks Boundless Calculus Advanced Topics in Single-Variable Calculus and an Introduction to Multivariable Calculus Partial Derivatives

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Partial Derivatives

Graph of $z = x^2 + xy + y^2$

Graph of $z = x^2 + xy + y^2$

For the partial derivative at $(1, 1, 3)$ that leaves $y$ constant, the corresponding tangent line is parallel to the $xz$-plane.

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