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Homework Statement
xy +yz + zx = 3 (1,1,1)
Homework Equations
equation of tangent plane is z-z0 = fx(x0,y0)(x-x0) +fy(x0,y0)(y-y0)
The Attempt at a Solution
Right, I've been a few of these exercises, however, this is the first one I've seen that equals a number and not "z". So, when I take the partial derivatives with respect to x and y I get, respectively, y+z, and x+z. Now, I'm sort of guessing here, but I'm taking fz and I'll get y+x. Then I plug the values into the equation and get fx = 2, fy = 2 and fz = 2? The thing is that the book doesn't say anything about an fz. What now?