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Let z = f(x, y), x = x(u, v), y = y(u, v) and x(1, 2) = 4, y(1, 2) = 3, calculate the partial derivative in terms of some of the numbers a, b, c, d, m, n, p, q. fx(1, 2) = a fy(1, 2) = c xu(1, 2) = m yu(1, 2) = p fx(4, 3) = b fy(4, 3) = d xv(1, 2) = n yv(1, 2) = qzu(3,4)=_________

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To summarize, we're given


\begin{cases}z=f(x,y)\\x=x(u,v)\\y=y(u,v)\\x(1,2)=4\\y(1,2)=3\end{cases}

and we're asked to find the value of
z_u(4,3) (I think there's a typo in your question) given that


\begin{cases}f_x(1,2)=a\\f_y(1,2)=c\\x_u(1,2)=m\\y_u(1,2)=p\\f_x(4,3)=b\\f_y(4,3)=d\\x_v(1,2)=n\\y_v(1,2)=q\end{cases}

By the chain rule, we have


(\partial z)/(\partial u)=(\partial z)/(\partial x)(\partial x)/(\partial u)+(\partial z)/(\partial y)(\partial y)/(\partial u)

or in subscript notation,


z_u=z_xx_u+z_yy_u

Then


z_u(4,3)=z_x(4,3)x_u(1,2)+z_y(4,3)y_u(1,2)=\boxed{bm+dp}

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