suppose $g,f\in \mathcal{C}^2,:\mathbb{R} \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$
define $u(x,y)=xf(x+y)+y*g(x+y)+xy$
cumpute $$u_{xx}-2u_{xy}+u_{yy}$$
I think im having some problems with the notation of the chain rule because of that (x+y) i've managed to show that
- $u_{xx}=2f_x+xf_{xx}+yg_{xx}$
- $u_{yy}=2g_y+yg_{yy}+xf_{yy}$
- $u_{xy}=f_y+xf_{xy}+yg_{xy}+g_x+1$ but nothing cancels out so I'm pretty sure I have a problem with the notation
The notation $f_x$ is not correct since $f$ is a one variable function. Indeed, the partial derivatives of the composition $h(x,y)=f(t)\circ (x+y)$ are $$\frac{\partial f(x+y)}{\partial x}=f'(t)\circ (x+y)\cdot 1=f'(x+y)=h_x,\,\frac{\partial f(x+y)}{\partial y}=f'(t)\circ (x+y)\cdot 1=f'(x+y)=h_y,$$ same for $g$. Then $h_x=h_y$, $h_{xx}=h_{yy}=h_{xy}$, and the same holds for the composition $g(t)\circ (x+y) $, then from your calculations (but now with the correct notations) we have $$u_{xx}-2u_{xy}+u_{yy}=2f'+xf''+yg''+2g'+yg''+xf''-2f'-2xf''-2yg''-2g'-2=-2.$$