Show that the equation of the tangent plane to the ellipsoid x2 / (2 + y2 /

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Show that the equation of the tangent plane to the ellipsoid
x2 / (2 + y2 / b2 + z2 / c2 = 1
at (x0, y0, z0) can be written in the form
x0x / (2 + y0y / b2 + z0z / c2 = 1
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Calculus

ISBN: 978-0131429246

9th edition

Authors: Dale Varberg, Edwin J. Purcell, Steven E. Rigdon

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