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1a.Find the equation of the tangent plane to the surface √ x + √y + √ z = 4 at P(1, 1, 4).
1b.Let f be a function of x and y such that fx = 3x − 5y and fy = 2y − 5x, which of the following is always TRUE?
a. (0, 0) is not a critical point of f.
b. f has a local minimum at (0, 0)
c. f has a local maximum at (0, 0)
d. (0, 0, f(0, 0)) is a saddle point of z = f(x, y).
e. None of these.
Finding partial derivatives of the given surface at the point P
Substituting these values in the tangent plane equation
Finding the critical point
Option (d) is TRUE since the critical point is the saddle point.