Consider the surface S: √x + √y + √z = a with a> 0. If P (x0, y0, z0) is a point on the surface that is not on either axis, show that: a) An equation of the plane tangent to S at point P is x/√x0 + y/√y0 + z/√z0 = a  b) The sum of the lengths of the segments determined by the tangent plane in the coordinate axes is constant equal to a2.

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Consider the surface S: √x + √y + √z = a with a> 0. If P (x0, y0, z0) is a point on the surface that is not on either axis, show that:

a) An equation of the plane tangent to S at point P is

x/√x0 + y/√y+ z/√z0 = a 

b) The sum of the lengths of the segments determined by the tangent plane in the coordinate axes is constant equal to a2.

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