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Mathematical Expression Editor
Suppose that . Find the equation of the tangent plane to the surface at the point
where . Express your final answer in the form .
The point on the plane can be found by evaluating at . Doing so, we find
.
To construct a normal vector, note that
so .
so .
Thus, a normal vector to the tangent plane is .
We now compute the tangent plane. Recall that the equation of the plane with
normal vector that passes through is