To determine the weather, a meteorologist uses the function T = x^2y^3z, where T represents the temperature in degrees Celsius in terms of the position in meters. A probe is sent in a straight line, determined by the direction (−2, −1, 2) passing through the point (1, −2,1). What is the rate of the temperature change as the probe passes through the point?

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To determine the weather, a meteorologist uses the function T = x^2y^3z, where T represents the temperature in degrees Celsius in terms of the position in meters. A probe is sent in a straight line, determined by the direction (−2, −1, 2) passing through the point (1, −2,1). What is the rate of the temperature change as the probe passes through the point?

A) −9.333 °C/m
B) 16.000 °C/m
C) −32.000 °C/m
D) 5.333 °C/m

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