Looking ahead—tangent planes Consider the following surfaces f ( x, y, z ) = 0, which may be regarded as a level surface of the function w = f ( x, y z ) . A point P ( a. b, c ) on the surface is also given. a. Find the ( three-dimensional) gradient off and evaluate it at P b. The set of all vectors orthogonal to the gradient with their tails at P form a plane. Find an equation of that plane ( soon to be called the tangent plane ) . 71. f ( x , y , z ) = x 2 + y 2 + z 2 − 3 = 0 ; P ( 1 , 1 , 1 )
Looking ahead—tangent planes Consider the following surfaces f ( x, y, z ) = 0, which may be regarded as a level surface of the function w = f ( x, y z ) . A point P ( a. b, c ) on the surface is also given. a. Find the ( three-dimensional) gradient off and evaluate it at P b. The set of all vectors orthogonal to the gradient with their tails at P form a plane. Find an equation of that plane ( soon to be called the tangent plane ) . 71. f ( x , y , z ) = x 2 + y 2 + z 2 − 3 = 0 ; P ( 1 , 1 , 1 )
Looking ahead—tangent planesConsider the following surfaces f(x, y, z) = 0, which may be regarded as a level surface of the function w = f(x, y z). A point P(a. b, c) on the surface is also given.
a.Find the (three-dimensional) gradient off and evaluate it at P
b.The set of all vectors orthogonal to the gradient with their tails at P form a plane. Find an equation of that plane (soon to be called the tangent plane).
71.
f
(
x
,
y
,
z
)
=
x
2
+
y
2
+
z
2
−
3
=
0
;
P
(
1
,
1
,
1
)
Determine the equation of the tangent plane and a vector equation of the normal line to
A. tangent plane:
C. tangent plane:
3
D. tangent plane:
3
4+2y-32-
3
3
3
3
B. tangent plane: +34 −3:- 3 = 0, normal line: (1–³t, 2+t, −1 – 3t
In
¹ (2) = 2²(x - 2y) + 3z +3 at (4,2,-1).
3
3
4
3
-32-30, normal line: (4+2t, 2-1, −1+3t)
3
1 line: (4-t, 2+2t, -1-3t)
3
+y
+ y − 32 - 3 = 0, normal
3
x+2y-32-3= 0, normal line:
(4+²³1, 2 - 23/t₁ −1+31)
3t
2. Calculate the gradient vector Vf of the function f (x, y) = x² – x + y - x²y - 2y2 at
the point (2,1) and sketch it on the attached contour plot (you can save the picture, open
in photo editor and use drawing tools).
Explain in one paragraph (about 200-300 words) the meaning of the gradient vector
Vf(2,1), negative gradient vector -Vf(2,1).
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