Calculus, 10th Edition (Anton)

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ISBN 10: 0-47064-772-8
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Chapter 13 - Partial Derivatives - 13.6 Directional Derivatives And Gradients - Exercises Set 13.6 - Page 969: 52

Answer

$\pm\left(\frac{1}{\sqrt{1189}}(-33 \mathbf{i}+10 \mathbf{j})\right)=\mathbf{v}$

Work Step by Step

We know that the gradient, $\pm \nabla f(x, y)$, will be normal to the level curve: $6 x y-y=f_{x}(x, y)$ $-33=f_{x}(2,-3)$ $-x+3 x^{2}=f_{y}(x, y)$ $10=f_{y}(2,-3)$ $\pm(-33 \mathbf{i}+10 \mathbf{j})=\pm \nabla f(2,-3)$ $\mathbf{V}=\pm(-33 \mathbf{i}+10 \mathbf{j})$ The unit vector is: $\pm\left(\frac{1}{\sqrt{1189}}(-33 \mathbf{i}+10 \mathbf{j})\right)=\mathbf{v}$
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