In the following video we use the chain rule to work
two problems:
A triangle is being squeezed so that its base b is shrinking with
dbdt=−1 and its height is increasing with dhdt=1.
At what rate is the area of the triangle changing when b=3 and
h=5?
Suppose that w=xy+yz+xz and that x=rcos(θ), y=rsin(θ)
and z=rθ. Compute ∂w∂r and
∂w∂θ when r=2 and θ=π/2.