Multivariable Calculus, 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 0-53849-787-4
ISBN 13: 978-0-53849-787-9

Chapter 14 - Partial Derivatives - 14.4 Exercises - Page 946: 4

Answer

$x+4y-z=0$

Work Step by Step

Suppose $f$ has continuous partial derivatives. An equation of the tangent plane to the surface $z=f(x, y)$ at the point $P(x_{0}, y_{0}, z_{0})$ is $z-z_{0}=f_{x}(x_{0}, y_{0})(x-x_{0})+f_{y}(x_{0}, y_{0})(y-y_{0})$ ---- $f(x, y) =xe^{xy}$ $ \begin{array}{lllll} f_{x}(x, y) & =\frac{\partial}{\partial x}[x]e^{xy}+x\cdot\frac{\partial}{\partial x}[e^{xy}] & & f_{y}(x, y) & =x\cdot\frac{\partial}{\partial y}[e^{xy}]\\ & =e^{xy}+xye^{xy} & & & =x^{2}e^{xy}\\ & & & & \\ f_{x}(2,0) & =1+0 & & f_{y}(2,0) & =4(1)\\ & =1 & & & =4 \end{array} $ an equation of the tangent plane at $(x_{0}, y_{0}, z_{0})=(2,0,2) $ is $z-2=f_{x}(2,0)(x-2)+f_{y}(2,0)(y-0)$ $z-2=1(x-2)+4(y-0)$ $z-2=x-2+4y$ $0=x+4y-z$
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