Question: The gradient vector gradf ( a , b ) at a point P = ( a , b ) and several unit vectors vec (

The gradient vector gradf(a,b) at a point P=(a,b) and several unit vectors vec(r),vec(s),vec(t),vec(u),vec(n), and vec(e) in the xy-plane are shown in the figure. You may assume that angles that look the same are the same. Here, f?bar(p)(a,b) denotes the directional derivative, which is often written as Dif(a,b).
Are the following statements true or false?
1.fp(a,b)0fk(a,b)=||gradf(a,b)||fz(a,b)ffz(a,b)=(:0,0:)f7(a,b)=fi(a,b)fa(a,b)=fi(a,b)f?bar(F)(a,b).fF(a,b).
2.fp(a,b)0.
3.fk(a,b)=||gradf(a,b)||.
4.fz(a,b) points in the direction of minimum rate of change off.
5.fz(a,b)=(:0,0:).
6.f7(a,b)=fi(a,b).
7.fa(a,b)=fi(a,b).
8.f?bar(F)(a,b).(Click on graph to enlarge)
The gradient vector gradf ( a , b ) at a point P

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