equation of the tangent plane and normal

**snopy** · December 15th 2010, 06:09 AM

hello, i have task Z= y*cos*(x-y) in point T (π; π/2; ?) .....is this derivation all right?

Z´x = y*sin*(x-y)/T1= - π/2*sin*( π- π/2) = - π/2

Z´y = y*sin*(x-y) + cos*(x-y)/T1 = π/2 * sin*( π – π/2) + cos*( π – π/2) = π/2

Z0 = π/2*cos*(2 π – π) = π/2*cos* π/2 = π/2
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Could anyone help me please?

**snopy** · December 15th 2010, 06:14 AM

Zo - repair

http://www.sdilej.eu/pics/54298ee1f5...929dec74db.jpg

**SammyS** · December 15th 2010, 11:08 AM

Originally Posted by snopy

hello, i have task:

I have edited your post as I understand it, & re-done the mathematical statements in LaTeX.

From the title of the original post, I understand that you need to:

Find the equation of the tangent plane and normal to the surface:
$\ z= y\cos(x-y)$ at point T: $(\pi,\ \pi/2,\ z_0)$

$\displaystyle {{\partial z}\over{\partial x}} = -y\sin(x-y)$ . Evaluated at point T, this is $- {{\pi}\over{2}}\sin( \pi- {{\pi}\over{2}}) = - {{\pi}\over{2}}$

$\displaystyle {{\partial z}\over{\partial y}} = y\sin(x-y)+\cos(x-y)$ . Evaluated at point T, this is ${{\pi}\over{2}}\sin( \pi- {{\pi}\over{2}})+\cos(\pi- {{\pi}\over{2}})={{\pi}\over{2}}$

$z_0={{\pi}\over{2}}\cos({{2\pi-\pi}\over{2}})={{\pi}\over{2}}\cos({{\pi}\over{2}} )={{\pi}\over{2}}$

.....is this derivation all right?

Could anyone help me please?

$\displaystyle z_0=0$ because $\displaystyle \cos(\pi/2)=0$ .

I'll get back to look at the rest, when I get a chance.

Good Luck!

**snopy** · December 16th 2010, 07:05 AM

thanks

**snopy** · December 18th 2010, 06:01 AM

This is the result:

http://www.sdilej.eu/pics/a76e874a0a...2d4a2ad52e.jpg

is it good?

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