Calculus 10th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1-28505-709-0
ISBN 13: 978-1-28505-709-5

Chapter 13 - Functions of Several Variables - 13.6 Exercises - Page 924: 41

Answer

$$\left\| {\nabla f\left( {3,2} \right)} \right\| = \frac{{\sqrt {13} }}{6}$$

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & \nabla f\left( {x,y} \right) = - \frac{1}{3}{\bf{i}} - \frac{1}{2}{\bf{j}} \cr & {\text{The gradient at }}\left( {3,2} \right){\text{ is}} \cr & \nabla f\left( {3,2} \right) = - \frac{1}{3}{\bf{i}} - \frac{1}{2}{\bf{j}} \cr & {\text{The maximum value of }}{D_{\bf{u}}}f\left( {x,y} \right){\text{ is }}\left\| {\nabla f\left( {x,y} \right)} \right\| \cr & \left\| {\nabla f\left( {3,2} \right)} \right\| = \left\| { - \frac{1}{3}{\bf{i}} - \frac{1}{2}{\bf{j}}} \right\| \cr & \left\| {\nabla f\left( {3,2} \right)} \right\| = \sqrt {\frac{1}{9} + \frac{1}{4}} \cr & \left\| {\nabla f\left( {3,2} \right)} \right\| = \sqrt {\frac{{13}}{{36}}} \cr & \left\| {\nabla f\left( {3,2} \right)} \right\| = \frac{{\sqrt {13} }}{6} \cr} $$
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