Answer
a)$\nabla f=$
b)$\nabla f_{(0, 1, -1)}=<-1,2,0>$
c)$D_uf_{(0, 1, -1)}=-\frac{8}{13}$
Work Step by Step
$\nabla f=$
$\nabla f_{(0, 1, -1)}=<-1,2,0>$
$D_uf_{(0, 1, -1)}=\nabla f_{(0, 1, -1})\cdot u=<0, 1, -1>\cdot<\frac{3}{13}, \frac{4}{13},\frac{12}{13}>=-\frac{8}{13}$