Question Number 197317 by universe last updated on 13/Sep/23
$$\:\mathrm{if}\:\:\:\mathrm{x}\:\:=\:\:\frac{\mathrm{cos}\:\theta}{\mathrm{u}}\:\:,\:\mathrm{y}\:\:=\:\frac{\mathrm{sin}\:\theta}{\mathrm{u}}\:\:{and}\:\mathrm{z}\:\:=\:\:\mathrm{f}\left(\mathrm{x},\mathrm{y}\right) \\ $$$$\mathrm{then}\:\mathrm{show}\:\mathrm{that}\: \\ $$$$\:\:\:\frac{\partial^{\mathrm{2}} \mathrm{z}}{\partial\mathrm{x}^{\mathrm{2}} }\:+\:\frac{\partial^{\mathrm{2}} \mathrm{z}}{\partial\mathrm{y}^{\mathrm{2}} }\:=\:\mathrm{u}^{\mathrm{4}} \:\frac{\partial^{\mathrm{2}} \mathrm{z}}{\partial\mathrm{u}^{\mathrm{2}} }\:+\:\mathrm{u}^{\mathrm{3}} \:\frac{\partial\mathrm{z}}{\partial\mathrm{u}}\:+\:\mathrm{u}^{\mathrm{4}} \:\frac{\partial^{\mathrm{2}} \mathrm{z}}{\partial\theta^{\mathrm{2}} } \\ $$