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 - 13.7 Exercises - Page 933: 11

Answer

$$3x + 4y - 5z = 0$$

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & z = \sqrt {{x^2} + {y^2}} ,{\text{ }}\left( {3,4,5} \right) \cr & z - \sqrt {{x^2} + {y^2}} = 0 \cr & {\text{Considering }} \cr & F\left( {x,y,z} \right) = z - \sqrt {{x^2} + {y^2}} \cr & {\text{Calculate the partial derivatives }} \cr & {F_x}\left( {x,y,z} \right) = \frac{\partial }{{\partial x}}\left[ {z - \sqrt {{x^2} + {y^2}} } \right] = - \frac{x}{{\sqrt {{x^2} + {y^2}} }} \cr & {F_y}\left( {x,y,z} \right) = \frac{\partial }{{\partial y}}\left[ {z - \sqrt {{x^2} + {y^2}} } \right] = - \frac{y}{{\sqrt {{x^2} + {y^2}} }} \cr & {F_z}\left( {x,y,z} \right) = \frac{\partial }{{\partial z}}\left[ {z - \sqrt {{x^2} + {y^2}} } \right] = 1 \cr & {\text{At the point }}\left( {3,4,5} \right){\text{ the partial derivatives are}} \cr & {F_x}\left( {3,4,5} \right) = - \frac{3}{{\sqrt {{{\left( 3 \right)}^2} + {{\left( 4 \right)}^2}} }} = - \frac{3}{5} \cr & {F_y}\left( {3,4,5} \right) = - \frac{4}{{\sqrt {{{\left( 3 \right)}^2} + {{\left( 4 \right)}^2}} }} = - \frac{4}{5} \cr & {F_z}\left( {3,4,5} \right) = 1 \cr & {\text{An equation of the tangent plane at }}\left( {{x_0},{y_0},{z_0}} \right){\text{ is}} \cr & {F_x}\left( {{x_0},{y_0},{z_0}} \right)\left( {x - {x_0}} \right) + {F_y}\left( {{x_0},{y_0},{z_0}} \right)\left( {y - {y_0}} \right) \cr & + {F_z}\left( {{x_0},{y_0},{z_0}} \right)\left( {z - {z_0}} \right) = 0 \cr & {\text{Substituting}} \cr & - \frac{3}{5}\left( {x - 3} \right) - \frac{4}{5}\left( {y - 4} \right) + \left( {z - 5} \right) = 0 \cr & {\text{Simplifying}} \cr & - \frac{3}{5}x + \frac{9}{5} - \frac{4}{5}y + \frac{{16}}{5} + z - 5 = 0 \cr & - \frac{3}{5}x - \frac{4}{5}y + z = 0 \cr & 3x + 4y - 5z = 0 \cr} $$
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