document.write( "Question 1027708: An equation is given: r^2 + 2st^(1/2) = rt.
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Algebra.Com's Answer #642990 by robertb(5830)\"\" \"About 
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\"r%5E2+%2B+2st%5E%281%2F2%29+=+rt\" is an implicit function of three variables.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "(A) The partial derivative ds/dr is \"2r+%2B+2%28ds%2Fdr%29t%5E%281%2F2%29+=+t\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "==> \"ds%2Fdr+=+%28t+-+2r%29%2F+%282t%5E%281%2F2%29%29\".\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "(B) The partial derivative dr/dt is \"2r%28dr%2Fdt%29+%2B+2s%281%2F2%29%281%2Ft%5E%281%2F2%29%29+=+%28dr%2Fdt%29t+%2B+r\" \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "==> \"2r%28dr%2Fdt%29+%2B+s%2Ft%5E%281%2F2%29+=+%28dr%2Fdt%29t+%2B+r\" \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%282r+-+t%29%28dr%2Fdt%29+=+r+-+s%2Ft%5E%281%2F2%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"dr%2Fdt+=+%28r+-+s%2Ft%5E%281%2F2%29%29%2F%282r+-+t%29\"\r
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