Section 14.3 Partial Derivatives
Completion requirements
Ex 83
The total resistance \(R\) produced
by three conductors with resistances \(R_1,
R_2, R_3\) connected in a parallel electrical circuit is given by
the formula
\[\frac{1}{R} = \frac{1}{R_1} + \frac{1}{R_2}
+ \frac{1}{R_3}\]
Find \(\partial R / \partial R_1\).