University Calculus: Early Transcendentals (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 13 - Section 13.6 - Tangent Planes and Differentials - Exercises - Page 727: 1

Answer

a) $x+y+z=3$ b) $x=1+2t,y=1+2t; z=1+2t$

Work Step by Step

a) Since, we have the vector equation $r(x,y,z)=r_0+t \nabla f(r_0)$ The equation of the tangent line is: $\nabla f(1,1,1)=\lt 2,2,2 \gt$ Thus, $2(x-1)+2(y-1)+2(z-1)=0$ or, $2x+2y+2z=6 \implies x+y+z=3$ b) Since, we have the vector equation $r=r_0+t \nabla f(r_0)$ Now, the parametric equations are: $\nabla f(1,1,1)=\lt 2,2,2 \gt$ are $x=1+2t,y=1+2t; z=1+2t$ Hence, a) $x+y+z=3$ b) $x=1+2t,y=1+2t; z=1+2t$
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