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: 46

Answer

$$\left( {1,1,3} \right)$$

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & z = xy + \frac{1}{x} + \frac{1}{y} \cr & xy + \frac{1}{x} + \frac{1}{y} - z = 0 \cr & {\text{Consider}} \cr & F\left( {x,y,z} \right) = xy + \frac{1}{x} + \frac{1}{y} - z \cr & {\text{Calculating the partial derivatives}} \cr & {F_x}\left( {x,y,z} \right) = y - \frac{1}{{{x^2}}} \cr & {F_y}\left( {x,y,z} \right) = x - \frac{1}{{{y^2}}} \cr & {F_z}\left( {x,y,z} \right) = - 1 \cr & {\text{Find the gradient }}\nabla F\left( {x,y,z} \right) \cr & \nabla F\left( {x,y,z} \right) = \left( {y - \frac{1}{{{x^2}}}} \right){\bf{i}} + \left( {x - \frac{1}{{{y^2}}}} \right){\bf{j}} - {\bf{k}} \cr & {\text{Find the point}}\left( {\text{s}} \right){\text{ on the surface at which the tangent plane }} \cr & {\text{is horizontal}}. \cr & y - \frac{1}{{{x^2}}} = 0 \to y = \frac{1}{{{x^2}}} \cr & x - \frac{1}{{{y^2}}} = 0 \to x = \frac{1}{{{y^2}}} \cr & x = \frac{1}{{1/{x^4}}} \cr & x = {x^4} \to x = 0,{\text{ }}x = 1 \cr & y = 0,{\text{ }}y = 1 \cr & \left( {0,0} \right) \to {\text{ Undefined}},{\text{ }} \cr & {\text{Then }}\left( {1,1} \right) \cr & z = \left( 1 \right)\left( 1 \right) + \frac{1}{1} + \frac{1}{1} \cr & z = 3 \cr & {\text{The point is}} \cr & \left( {1,1,3} \right) \cr} $$
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