Write w(t)=z(x(t),y(t))=f(x(t),y(t)) with
x(t)=2t2, y(t)=t3.
We are to compute dt2d2w(1).
By the chain rule
dtdw(t)=dtdf(x(t),y(t))=fx(x(t),y(t))dtdx(t)+fy(x(t),y(t))dtdy(t)=4tfx(x(t),y(t))+3t2fy(x(t),y(t))
By linearity, the product rule, and the chain rule,
dt2d2f(x(t),y(t))=dtd[4tfx(x(t),y(t))]+dtd[3t2fy(x(t),y(t))]=4fx(x(t),y(t))+4tdtd[fx(x(t),y(t))]+6tfy(x(t),y(t))+3t2dtd[fy(x(t),y(t))]=4fx(2t2,t3)+4t[fxx(x(t),y(t))dtdx(t)+fxy(x(t),y(t))dtdy(t)]=+6tfy(2t2,t3)+3t2[fyx(x(t),y(t))dtdx(t)+fyy(x(t),y(t))dtdy(t)]=4fx(2t2,t3)+16t2fxx(2t2,t3)+12t3fxy(2t2,t3)=+6tfy(2t2,t3)+12t3fyx(2t2,t3)+9t4fyy(2t2,t3)
In particular, when t=1, and since fxy(2,1)=fyx(2,1),
dt2d2f(x(t),y(t))t=1=4(5)+16(2)+12(1)=+6(−2)+12(1)+9(−4)=28