\( 1<\quad \) Find the first partial derivatives of the following function. \( f(x, y)=x^{6}-6 x y-8 y^{2} \) \( f_{x}(x, y)=\square \)
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To find the first partial derivative of \( f(x, y) = x^{6} - 6xy - 8y^{2} \) with respect to \( x \), you treat \( y \) as a constant and differentiate with respect to \( x \). The derivative of \( x^6 \) is \( 6x^5 \), the derivative of \( -6xy \) is \( -6y \), and the derivative of \( -8y^2 \) is \( 0 \). Thus, \[ f_{x}(x, y) = 6x^{5} - 6y. \] For the partial derivative with respect to \( y \), you treat \( x \) as a constant. The derivative of \( -6xy \) with respect to \( y \) is \( -6x \), and the derivative of \( -8y^2 \) is \( -16y \). Therefore, \[ f_{y}(x, y) = -6x - 16y. \]