Step 1 :The function given is \(f(x, y)=\sqrt{x^{2}+y^{2}}\).
Step 2 :The partial derivative of a function with respect to a variable is the derivative of the function with respect to that variable, treating all other variables as constants.
Step 3 :To find \(f_x\) and \(f_y\), we need to take the derivative of \(f(x, y)\) with respect to \(x\) and \(y\) respectively.
Step 4 :The partial derivative of \(f(x, y)\) with respect to \(x\) is \(f_{x}=\frac{x}{\sqrt{x^{2}+y^{2}}}\).
Step 5 :The partial derivative of \(f(x, y)\) with respect to \(y\) is \(f_{y}=\frac{y}{\sqrt{x^{2}+y^{2}}}\).
Step 6 :To find \(f_x(-5,-1)\) and \(f_y(2,-2)\), we substitute these values into the partial derivatives we found.
Step 7 :The value of \(f_{x}\) at the point \((-5,-1)\) is \(f_{x}(-5,-1)=\frac{-5}{\sqrt{26}}\).
Step 8 :The value of \(f_{y}\) at the point \((2,-2)\) is \(f_{y}(2,-2)=\frac{-2}{\sqrt{8}} = -\frac{\sqrt{2}}{2}\).
Step 9 :\(\boxed{f_{x}=\frac{x}{\sqrt{x^{2}+y^{2}}}}\)
Step 10 :\(\boxed{f_{y}=\frac{y}{\sqrt{x^{2}+y^{2}}}}\)
Step 11 :\(\boxed{f_{x}(-5,-1)=\frac{-5}{\sqrt{26}}}\)
Step 12 :\(\boxed{f_{y}(2,-2)=-\frac{\sqrt{2}}{2}}\)