Thomas' Calculus 13th Edition

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Chapter 14: Partial Derivatives - Section 14.5 - Directional Derivatives and Gradient Vectors - Exercises 14.5 - Page 826: 17

Answer

$$2$$

Work Step by Step

The directional derivative can be expressed as: $D_v g = \nabla g \cdot v$ $g_x= 3e^x \cos y z \\ g_y= -3ze^x \sin yz\\ g_z=-3ye^x \sin yz$ $\nabla g (0,0,0) =\lt 3,0,0 \gt$ $\implies v=\dfrac{u}{|u|}=\dfrac{\lt 2,1,-2 \gt}{\sqrt {9}}=\lt \dfrac{2}{3}, \dfrac{1}{3}, \dfrac{-2}{3} \gt $ and $$D_v \ g = \nabla \ g \cdot \ v \\ =\lt 3,0,0 \gt \cdot \lt \dfrac{2}{3}, \dfrac{1}{3}, \dfrac{-2}{3} \gt \\ =2 $$
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