A function f is called homogeneous of degree n if it satisfies the equation f(tx, ty) = tnf(x, y) for all t, where n is a positive integer and f has continuous second-order partial derivatives. If f is homogeneous of degree n, show that fx(tx, ty) = tn − 1fx(x, y). (Hint: Use Chain Rule)

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A function f is called homogeneous of degree n if it satisfies the equation

f(tx, ty) = tnf(x, y)

for all t, where n is a positive integer and f has continuous second-order partial derivatives. If f is homogeneous of degree n, show that

fx(tx, ty) = tn − 1fx(x, y). (Hint: Use Chain Rule)
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on step 2) going from the first to the second arrow: where does the t come from on the right-hand side of the second arrow and why does the + partial/partial(ty) * f(tx,ty) *partial(ty)/partial(x) on the same side in the first arrow become 0 on the second arrow?

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