Chapter 12: Q. 28 (page 953)
In Exercises 21鈥28, find the directional derivative of the given
function at the specified point P and in the direction of the
given unit vector u.
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The directional derivative of the
function is
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Chapter 12: Q. 28 (page 953)
In Exercises 21鈥28, find the directional derivative of the given
function at the specified point P and in the direction of the
given unit vector u.
The directional derivative of the
function is
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Use Theorem 12.32 to find the indicated derivatives in Exercises 21鈥26. Express your answers as functions of a single variable.
Solve the exact differential equations in Exercises 63鈥66.
Construct examples of the thing(s) described in
the following.
Try to find examples that are different than
any in the reading.
(a) A function z = f(x, y) for which 鈭噁(0, 0) = 0 but f is
not differentiable at (0, 0).
(b) A function z = f(x, y) for which 鈭噁(0, 0) = 0 for every
point in R2.
(c) A function z = f(x, y) and a unit vector u such that
Du f(0, 0) = 鈭噁(0, 0) 路 u.
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