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(1) Let [itex]f(x)=x^3+y^3+z^3-3xyz[/itex], Find grad(f).
[itex]grad(f)=(3x^2-3yz, 3y^2-3xz, 3z^2-3xy)[/itex].
(2) Identify the points at which grad(f) is
a) orthogonal to the z-axis
b) parallel to the x-axis
c) zero.I have managed to solve for (1), but don't have a clue how to solve for the second part. I have not come across about the theory of "orthogonal to z-axis" and "parallel to x-axis", tried to look up on the internet but still quite confused.
However, for (c) I have come up with something like [itex]grad(f)=(3x^2-3yz, 3y^2-3xz, 3z^2-3xy)=(0,0,0)[/itex], so the points at which grad(f)=0 are (0,0,0). Is that right?
[itex]grad(f)=(3x^2-3yz, 3y^2-3xz, 3z^2-3xy)[/itex].
(2) Identify the points at which grad(f) is
a) orthogonal to the z-axis
b) parallel to the x-axis
c) zero.I have managed to solve for (1), but don't have a clue how to solve for the second part. I have not come across about the theory of "orthogonal to z-axis" and "parallel to x-axis", tried to look up on the internet but still quite confused.
However, for (c) I have come up with something like [itex]grad(f)=(3x^2-3yz, 3y^2-3xz, 3z^2-3xy)=(0,0,0)[/itex], so the points at which grad(f)=0 are (0,0,0). Is that right?