Homogeneous Function

If z is a homogeneous function of two

variables x and y of degree n then
x

z
z
+y
=nz
x
y

x2

2
2 z
2 z
2 z
+
2
xy
+
y
=n ( n1 ) z
x y
x2
y2

If z is a homogeneous function of two

variables x and y of degree n then

th

If u is a homogeneous function of n degree

in x , y , z and u=f ( X , Y , Z ) where X , Y , Z
are the first order partial derivatives of u
w.r.t. x , y , z respectively then

f
f
f
n
+Y
+Z
=
.u
X
Y
Z n1

If
x

is homogeneous function of degree

and y and z=f ( u ) then

in

in

f (u)
z
z
+y
=n . '
x
y
f (u )

If
x

is homogeneous function of degree

and y and z=f ( u ) then

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By Vivek J. Gupta

x2

2
2 z
2 z
2 z
+
2
xy
+
y
=g ( u ) [ g ' ( u )1 ]
2
2
x y
x
y