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Multivariable CalculusSuperchallengeThe Chain Rule & Implicit Differentiation

The Chain Rule & Implicit Differentiation · Superchallenge problem

A bead slides on the surface x2+y2+z2+xyz=4x^2 + y^2 + z^2 + xyz = 4, starting at (1,1,1)(1, 1, 1) at time t=0t = 0, so that its shadow in the xyxy-plane moves along x=1+tx = 1 + t, y=1−ty = 1 - t; its height z(t)z(t) varies smoothly with z(0)=1z(0) = 1. Find d2zdt2\dfrac{d^2z}{dt^2} at t=0t = 0.