University Calculus: Early Transcendentals (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 13 - Section 13.6 - Tangent Planes and Differentials - Exercises - Page 728: 18

Answer

$x=\sqrt 2-2\sqrt 2t; y=\sqrt 2 +2\sqrt 2t; z=4$

Work Step by Step

Consider $f(x,y,z)=x^3+3x^2+y^3+4xy-z^3=0$ Since, we have the vector equation $r(x,y,z)=r_0+t \nabla f(r_0)$ The equation of the tangent line is: $v=-2\sqrt 2i+2 \sqrt 2j+0k$ Thus, the parametric equations for $\nabla f(\sqrt 2, \sqrt 2, 4)=\lt -2\sqrt 2,2\sqrt 2,0\gt$ are $x=\sqrt 2-2\sqrt 2t; y=\sqrt 2 +2\sqrt 2t; z=4+0t=4$ or, $x=\sqrt 2-2\sqrt 2t; y=\sqrt 2 +2\sqrt 2t; z=4$
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