University Calculus: Early Transcendentals (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 13 - Section 13.5 - Directional Derivatives and Gradient Vectors - Exercises - Page 721: 39

Answer

$[(x-x_0) i+(y-y_0) j] \cdot (Ai+Bj) =A(x-x_0) +B(y-y_0)=0$ The result has been proved.

Work Step by Step

The equation for a line vector is: $v=(x-x_0) i+(y-y_0) j$ The line is passing through the points $(x_0,y_0)$ and $(x,y)$ and the vector $n = Ai+Bj$ is normal to it. So $v \cdot N =0$ Thus, we find that $[(x-x_0) i+(y-y_0) j] \cdot (Ai+Bj) =A(x-x_0) +B(y-y_0)=0$ The result has been proved.
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