Thomas' Calculus 13th Edition

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ISBN 10: 0-32187-896-5
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Chapter 14: Partial Derivatives - Section 14.5 - Directional Derivatives and Gradient Vectors - Exercises 14.5 - Page 826: 31

Answer

$u=\pm (\dfrac{2}{\sqrt {53}} i+\dfrac{7}{\sqrt {53}} j)$

Work Step by Step

Since, $D_u f = \nabla f \cdot u$ $ f_x (3,2) = y=2 \\ f_y (3,2)= x+2y =3+(2)(2)=3+4=7$ $\implies \nabla f =2 i+7j$ The unit vector of the gradient vector is $ \nabla f =\dfrac{2 i}{\sqrt {2^2+7^2}}+\dfrac{7 j}{\sqrt {2^2+7^2}} \\ =\dfrac{2}{\sqrt {53}} i+\dfrac{7}{\sqrt {53}} j $ and $u=\pm (\dfrac{2}{\sqrt {53}} i+\dfrac{7}{\sqrt {53}} j)$
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