Question: Let the temperature distribution on a flat plate in degrees F be given by f(x, y), where (x,y) are the coordinates of a typical

Let the temperature distribution on a flat plate in degrees F be 

Let the temperature distribution on a flat plate in degrees F be given by f(x, y), where (x,y) are the coordinates of a typical point on the plate, measured in feet. Consider the points P(1, 1), Q(2,3) and R(-3,3). At the point P let the rate of change of change of temperature in the direction of the vector PQ be 5 F per foot and in the direction of the vector PR be -2/5F per foot. (a) Find the direction in which the temperature decreases most rapidly at P, and find the magnitude of this rate of decrease. (b) If f(1, 1) = 20F, then find the linear approximation to f(x, y) at P.

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