u(x,y)=x2−y2, v(x,y)=2xy 라 하자. 그러면
F(x2−y2,2xy)=F(u(x,y),v(x,y)) 이다.
연쇄 법칙에 의해
∂y∂F(x2−y2,2xy)∂x∂y∂2F(x2−y2,2xy)=∂y∂F(u(x,y),v(xy))=Fu(u(x,y),v(xy))∂y∂u(x,y)+Fv(u(x,y),v(xy))∂y∂v(x,y)=Fu(x2−y2,2xy) (−2y)+Fv(x2−y2,2xy)(2x)=∂x∂{−2yFu(x2−y2,2xy)+2xFv(x2−y2,2xy)}=−2y∂x∂[Fu(x2−y2,2xy)]+2Fv(x2−y2,2xy)+2x∂x∂[Fv(x2−y2,2xy)]=−4xyFuu(x2−y2,2xy)−4y2Fuv(x2−y2,2xy)+2Fv(x2−y2,2xy)+4x2Fvu(x2−y2,2xy)+4xyFvv(x2−y2,2xy)=2Fv(x2−y2,2xy)−4xyFuu(x2−y2,2xy)+4(x2−y2)Fuv(x2−y2,2xy)+4xyFvv(x2−y2,2xy)