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Question Number 182438 by neinhaltsieger369 last updated on 09/Dec/22

    [Help  me!]      The  rate  of  change  of  w  =  x^3 y^2 z  + y^3 z^2  − xz^4   at  the  point  Q(0, 1, 2)   in  the  direction  V^→   =  2i  +  j  +  2k  is:      a) −2   b) −3   c) −4   d) No  alternative

$$\: \\ $$$$\:\left[\boldsymbol{\mathrm{Help}}\:\:\boldsymbol{\mathrm{me}}!\right] \\ $$$$\: \\ $$$$\:\boldsymbol{\mathrm{The}}\:\:\boldsymbol{\mathrm{rate}}\:\:\boldsymbol{\mathrm{of}}\:\:\boldsymbol{\mathrm{change}}\:\:\boldsymbol{\mathrm{of}}\:\:\boldsymbol{\mathrm{w}}\:\:=\:\:\boldsymbol{\mathrm{x}}^{\mathrm{3}} \boldsymbol{\mathrm{y}}^{\mathrm{2}} \boldsymbol{\mathrm{z}}\:\:+\:\boldsymbol{\mathrm{y}}^{\mathrm{3}} \boldsymbol{\mathrm{z}}^{\mathrm{2}} \:−\:\boldsymbol{\mathrm{xz}}^{\mathrm{4}} \:\:\boldsymbol{\mathrm{at}}\:\:\boldsymbol{\mathrm{the}}\:\:\boldsymbol{\mathrm{point}}\:\:\boldsymbol{\mathrm{Q}}\left(\mathrm{0},\:\mathrm{1},\:\mathrm{2}\right) \\ $$$$\:\boldsymbol{\mathrm{in}}\:\:\boldsymbol{\mathrm{the}}\:\:\boldsymbol{\mathrm{direction}}\:\:\overset{\rightarrow} {\boldsymbol{\mathrm{V}}}\:\:=\:\:\mathrm{2}\boldsymbol{\mathrm{i}}\:\:+\:\:\boldsymbol{\mathrm{j}}\:\:+\:\:\mathrm{2}\boldsymbol{\mathrm{k}}\:\:\boldsymbol{\mathrm{is}}: \\ $$$$\: \\ $$$$\left.\:\boldsymbol{\mathrm{a}}\right)\:−\mathrm{2} \\ $$$$\left.\:\boldsymbol{\mathrm{b}}\right)\:−\mathrm{3} \\ $$$$\left.\:\boldsymbol{\mathrm{c}}\right)\:−\mathrm{4} \\ $$$$\left.\:\boldsymbol{\mathrm{d}}\right)\:\boldsymbol{\mathrm{No}}\:\:\boldsymbol{\mathrm{alternative}} \\ $$$$\: \\ $$

Answered by mr W last updated on 09/Dec/22

(∂w/∂x)=3x^2 y^2 z−z^4 =−2^4 =−16  (∂w/∂y)=2x^3 yz+3y^2 z^2 =3×1^2 ×2^2 =12  (∂w/∂z)=x^3 y^2 +2y^3 z−4xz^3 =2×1^3 ×2=4  rate of change  is (−16,12,4)  rate of change in direction (2,1,2) is  (((−16,12,4)∙(2,1,2))/( (√(2^2 +1^2 +2^2 ))))=((−32+12+8)/3)=−4  ⇒answer c)

$$\frac{\partial{w}}{\partial{x}}=\mathrm{3}{x}^{\mathrm{2}} {y}^{\mathrm{2}} {z}−{z}^{\mathrm{4}} =−\mathrm{2}^{\mathrm{4}} =−\mathrm{16} \\ $$$$\frac{\partial{w}}{\partial{y}}=\mathrm{2}{x}^{\mathrm{3}} {yz}+\mathrm{3}{y}^{\mathrm{2}} {z}^{\mathrm{2}} =\mathrm{3}×\mathrm{1}^{\mathrm{2}} ×\mathrm{2}^{\mathrm{2}} =\mathrm{12} \\ $$$$\frac{\partial{w}}{\partial{z}}={x}^{\mathrm{3}} {y}^{\mathrm{2}} +\mathrm{2}{y}^{\mathrm{3}} {z}−\mathrm{4}{xz}^{\mathrm{3}} =\mathrm{2}×\mathrm{1}^{\mathrm{3}} ×\mathrm{2}=\mathrm{4} \\ $$$${rate}\:{of}\:{change}\:\:{is}\:\left(−\mathrm{16},\mathrm{12},\mathrm{4}\right) \\ $$$${rate}\:{of}\:{change}\:{in}\:{direction}\:\left(\mathrm{2},\mathrm{1},\mathrm{2}\right)\:{is} \\ $$$$\frac{\left(−\mathrm{16},\mathrm{12},\mathrm{4}\right)\centerdot\left(\mathrm{2},\mathrm{1},\mathrm{2}\right)}{\:\sqrt{\mathrm{2}^{\mathrm{2}} +\mathrm{1}^{\mathrm{2}} +\mathrm{2}^{\mathrm{2}} }}=\frac{−\mathrm{32}+\mathrm{12}+\mathrm{8}}{\mathrm{3}}=−\mathrm{4} \\ $$$$\left.\Rightarrow{answer}\:{c}\right) \\ $$

Commented by neinhaltsieger369 last updated on 09/Dec/22

    Thank  you!      I  understood     :-D

$$\: \\ $$$$\:{Thank}\:\:{you}! \\ $$$$\: \\ $$$$\:{I}\:\:{understood} \\ $$$$\: \\ $$$$:-\mathrm{D} \\ $$

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