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Answer:
a) The gradient of a function is the vector of partial derivatives. Then
[tex]\nabla f=(\frac{\partial f}{\partial x}, \frac{\partial f}{\partial y})=(y,x)=y\hat{i} + x\hat{j}[/tex]
b) It's enough evaluate P in the gradient.
[tex]\nabla f(P)=(-4,-4)=-4\hat{i} - 4 \hat{j}[/tex]
c) The directional derivative of f at P in direction of V is the dot produtc of [tex]\nabla f(P)[/tex] and v.
[tex]\nabla f(P) v=(-4,-4)\left[\begin{array}{ccc}2\\3\end{array}\right] =(-4)2+(-4)3=-20[/tex]
d) The maximum rate of change of f at P is the magnitude of the gradient vector at P.
[tex]||\nabla f(P)||=\sqrt{(-4)^2+(-4)^2}=\sqrt{32}=4\sqrt{2}[/tex]
e) The maximum rate of change occurs in the direction of the gradient. Then
[tex]v=\frac{1}{4\sqrt{2}}(-4,-4)=(\frac{-1}{\sqrt{2}},\frac{-1}{\sqrt{2}})= \frac{-1}{\sqrt{2}}\hat{i}-\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}\hat{j}[/tex]
is the direction vector in which the maximum rate of change occurs at P.
Answers:
- Gradient of f: [tex]\nabla f = y\hat{i} + x\hat{j}[/tex]
- Gradient of f at point p: [tex]\nabla f = -4\hat{i} -4\hat{j}[/tex]
- Directional derivative of f and P in direction of v: [tex]\nabla f(P)v = -20\\[/tex]
- The maximum rate of change of f at P: [tex]| \nabla f(P)| = 4\sqrt{2}[/tex]
- The (unit) direction vector in which the maximum rate of change occurs at P is: [tex]v = -\dfrac{1}{\sqrt{2}}\hat{i}-\dfrac{1}{\sqrt{2}}\hat{j}[/tex]
Step by step solutions:
Given that:
- [tex]f(x,y) = xy[/tex]
- [tex]P = (-4,4)\\[/tex]
- [tex]v = 2i + 3j[/tex]
A: Gradient of f
[tex]\nabla f = (\dfrac{\partial f}{\partial x}, \dfrac{\partial f}{\partial y}) = (y,x) = y\hat{i} + x\hat{j}[/tex]
B: Gradient of f at point P:
Just put the coordinates of p in above formula:
[tex]\nabla f = -4\hat{i} -4\hat{j}[/tex]
C: The directional derivative of f and P in direction of v:
The directional derivative is found by dot product of [tex]\nabla f(P) \: \rm and \: \rm v[/tex]:
[tex]\nabla f(P)v = [-4,4][2,3]^T = -20\\[/tex]
D: The maximum rate of change of f at P is calculated by evaluating the magnitude of gradient vector at P:
[tex]| \nabla f(P)| = \sqrt{(-4)^2 + (-4)^2} = 4\sqrt{2}[/tex]
E: The (unit) direction vector in which the maximum rate of change occurs at P is:
[tex]v = (\dfrac{-4}{4\sqrt{2}}, \dfrac{-4}{4\sqrt{2}}) = -\dfrac{1}{\sqrt{2}}\hat{i}-\dfrac{1}{\sqrt{2}}\hat{j}[/tex]
That vector v is the needed unit vector in this case.
we divided by [tex]4\sqrt{2}[/tex] to make that vector as of unit length.
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