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Exercise 12

Avg difficulty 2.5

The Heat Index, II, (measured in apparent degrees F) is a function of the actual temperature TT outside (in degrees F) and the relative humidity HH (measured as a percentage). A portion of the table which gives values for this function, I(T,H)I(T,H), is reproduced in Table.

Heat index.
T ↓\\downarrow \backslash H →\rightarrow70758085
90106109112115
92112115119123
94118122127132
96125130135141
  1. State the limit definition of the value ITT(94,75)I_{TT}(94,75). Then, estimate ITT(94,75)I_{TT}(94,75), and write one complete sentence that carefully explains the meaning of this value, including units.

  2. State the limit definition of the value IHH(94,75)I_{HH}(94,75). Then, estimate IHH(94,75)I_{HH}(94,75), and write one complete sentence that carefully explains the meaning of this value, including units.

  3. Finally, do likewise to estimate IHT(94,75)I_{HT}(94,75), and write a sentence to explain the meaning of the value you found.

Long, Keller & Schlicker, Active Calculus Multivariable, §11.5 Second-Order Partial Derivatives, Exercise 12

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