(a)
By the chain rule
ws(s,t)=∂s∂[u(2s+3t,3s−2t)]=ux(2s+3t,3s−2t)∂s∂(2s+3t)+uy(2s+3t,3s−2t)∂s∂(3s−2t)=2ux(2s+3t,3s−2t)+3uy(2s+3t,3s−2t)
and
wss(s,t)=2∂s∂[ux(2s+3t,3s−2t)]+3∂s∂[uy(2s+3t,3s−2t)]=[4uxx(2s+3t,3s−2t)+6uxy(2s+3t,3s−2t)]+[6uyx(2s+3t,3s−2t)+9uyy(2s+3t,3s−2t)]=4uxx(2s+3t,3s−2t)+12uxy(2s+3t,3s−2t)+9uyy(2s+3t,3s−2t)
(b)
Again by the chain rule
wt(s,t)=∂t∂[u(2s+3t,3s−2t)]=ux(2s+3t,3s−2t)∂t∂(2s+3t)+uy(2s+3t,3s−2t)∂t∂(3s−2t)=3ux(2s+3t,3s−2t)−2uy(2s+3t,3s−2t)
and
wtt(s,t)=3∂t∂[ux(2s+3t,3s−2t)]−2∂t∂[uy(2s+3t,3s−2t)]=[9uxx(2s+3t,3s−2t)−6uxy(2s+3t,3s−2t)]−[6uyx(2s+3t,3s−2t)−4uyy(2s+3t,3s−2t)]=9uxx(2s+3t,3s−2t)−12uxy(2s+3t,3s−2t)+4uyy(2s+3t,3s−2t)
Consquently, for any constant A,
wss−Awtt=(4−9A)uxx+(12+12A)uxy+(9−4A)uyy
Given that uxx+uyy=0, this will be zero, as desired,
if A=−1. (Then (4−9A)=(9−4A)=13.)