Evaluating the derivatives of implicit function

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Given: $F(x,y,z)=x^2+3xy+2yz+y^2+z^2-11=0$.

Does $F$ implicitly define a function $z = f(x,y)$ around the point $(x_0,y_0,z_0)=(1,2,0)$.

If so determine $f_x=\frac{df}{dx}=\frac{dz}{dx}$ and $f_y=\frac{df}{dy}=\frac{dz}{dy}$ by the implicit-function theorem and evaluate them at the given point.

What I have done so far: solving for $dz/dx$ and $dz/dy$

$$\frac{dz}{dx}= - (2x+y)/(2y+z)$$ $$\frac{dz}{dy}= (x-2z-2y)/(2y+2z)$$

but I have no clue how to evaluate this.

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Why don't you just plug the values of the variables into your calculated formulas?

BTW you did not prove properly that you can use the formulas - there is some (boring but fast) work to be done there. Hint: something about some derivative matrix being invertible.