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Chapter 12: Q. 31 (page 989)

Find the gradient of the given function, and find the direction in which the function increases most rapidly at the specified point P.
$f (x, y) = \frac{y}{x}, P = (4, 3)$

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$鈭� f (4, 3) = <\frac{鈭� 3}{16}, \frac{1}{4}>$

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Step 1. Given Information

$The gradient of a function f (x, y) is the vector function defined by 鈭� f (x, y) = \frac{鈭� f}{鈭� x} i + \frac{鈭� f}{鈭� y} j Here f (x, y) = \frac{y}{x} .$

Step 2.Solution

$G r a d i e n t i s g i v e n b y, \begin{array}{l} 鈭� f (x, y) = \frac{鈭�}{鈭� x} (\frac{y}{x}) i + \frac{鈭�}{鈭� y} (\frac{y}{x}) j \\ = \frac{鈭� y}{x^{2}} i + \frac{1}{x} j \end{array} T h e r e f o r e, 鈭� f (x, y) = <\frac{鈭� y}{x^{2}}, \frac{1}{x}> As the gradient of a function f at a point p, points in the direction in which f increases mostrapidly. At p = (4, 3), 鈭� f (4, 3) = \frac{鈭� 3}{16} i + \frac{1}{4} j Hence the direction at which f increases most rapidly at p = (4, 3) is 鈭� f (4, 3) = <\frac{鈭� 3}{16}, \frac{1}{4}>$

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Find the gradient of the given function, and find the direction in which the function increases most rapidly at the specified point P.
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Find the gradient of the given function, and find the direction in which the function increases most rapidly at the specified point P.f(x,y)=yx,P=(4,3)

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Find the gradient of the given function, and find the direction in which the function increases most rapidly at the specified point P.
$f (x, y) = \frac{y}{x}, P = (4, 3)$