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slope of this
tangent is
Duf
u = cos + sin
Define
grad f or f
L sin
Duf = u. grad f = u. f
(f is read as del f )
Example:
Source: www.math.harvard.edu/archive/.../11-06b-directional-derivatives.pdf
Du f ( x, y ) f x ( x, y ) cos
(3x 2 3 y )
f y ( x, y )sin
7b
3
(3 x 8 y ) 12
2
12 3 3x 2 3x 8 3 3 y
13 3 3
2
=
curve: intersection of
f(x,y) and the vertical
plane
7c
f
+
y
f
+
z
Duf(x,y,z) = f (x,y,z) . u
Write
7d
x +
f
y
f . r = 0
y +
f
z
z = 0
TP = Tangent Plane to S at q.
Another curve C1 can be drawn to lie on S and passes through the point q.
7e
Examples
y
q
7f