五 4. 方向導數 : 梯度
4.3 因為曲線f (x, y) = C為f (x, y)過(x0, y0)的等高線,
所以由定理4.1(2)知,∇f (x0, y0)與過(x0, y0)點的等高線垂直, 令(x, y)為曲線f (x, y) = C過(x0, y0)的切線上之一點, 所以
∇f (x0, y0) · (x − x0, y − y0) = 0 ⇒ (∂f∂x|(x0,y0),∂f∂y|(x0,y0)) · (x − x0, y − y0) = 0
⇒ ∂f∂x|(x0,y0)(x − x0) + ∂f∂y|(x0,y0)(y − y0) = 0
4.7 (1)
∂f
∂x = yexy,∂f∂y = xexy 令~u = √1
2(1, 1) = (√1
2,√1
2)(~u要單位長), 所以
∂f
∂~u|(0,0) = ∇f (0, 0) · (√1
2,√1
2) = (0, 0) · (√1
2,√1
2) = 0
(3)
∂f
∂x = 1
1+x2
y2
(y1) = y2+xy 2,∂f∂y = 1
1+x2
y2
(−xy2) = y2−x+x2
令~u = 1
2(1,√
3) = (12,
√3
2 ),所以
∂f
∂~u|(1,1) = ∇f (1, 1) · (12,
√ 3
2 ) = (12,−12 ) · (12,
√ 3
2 ) = 14 −
√ 3 4 = 1−
√ 3 4
(4)
∂f
∂x = x2+y1 4(2x) = x22x+y4,∂f∂y = x2+y1 4(4y3) = x24y+y34
令~u = √1
5(−2, 1) = (−2√
5,√1
5), 所以
∂f
∂~u|(1,0) = ∇f (1, 0) · (−2√
5,√1
5) = (2, 0) · (√−2
5,√1
5) = −4√
5
(6)
∂f
∂x = z cos xz,∂f∂y = 1z,∂f∂z = −yz2 + x cos xz 令~u = √1
14(2, 1, 3) = (√2
14,√1
14,√3
14), 所以
∂f
∂~u|(π,2,2) = ∇f (π, 2, 2) · (√2
14,√1
14,√3
14) = (2,12, −12 + π) · (√2
14,√1
14,√3
14) = 3+3π√
14
4.8 令∇f (a, b) = (x, y), ~u = √12(1, 1) = (√12,√12), ~v = √12(−1, 1) = (√−12,√12)
∂f
∂~u = 1 ⇒ ∇f · (√1
2,√1
2) = 1 ⇒ √1
2x + √1
2y = 1 · · · (1)
∂f
∂~v = 2 ⇒ ∇f · (−1√
2,√1
2) = 2 ⇒ −1√
2x + √1
2y = 2 · · · (2) (1)(2) ⇒ x = −
√2 2 , y = 3
√2
2 , 所以∇f (a, b) = (−
√2 2 ,3
√2 2 )
1
4.9 (3)
∂f
∂x = y cos xy,∂f∂y = x cos xy + z cos yz,∂f∂z = y cos yz 所以過點(π,1
6, π)切面方程式為
∇f (π,16, π) · (x − π, y −16, z − π) = 0
⇒ (16 cosπ6, 2π cosπ6,16cosπ6) · (x − π, y − 16, z − π) = 0 ⇒ x + 12πy + z = 4π
(4)
∂f
∂x = 1+x21y2z2(yz) = 1+xyz2y2z2,∂f∂y = 1+xxz2y2z2,∂f∂z = 1+xxy2y2z2
所以過點(2,1
3,32)切面方程式為
∇f (2,13,32) · (x − 2, y − 13, z −32) = 0
⇒ (14,32,13) · (x − 2, y − 13, z − 32) = 0 ⇒ 3x + 18y + 4z = 18
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