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Homework Statement
What is the directional derivative of the function z = x3 - y at the point (1, 2, -1) and in the direction of a vector (1,1,1)?
Homework Equations
The Attempt at a Solution
If f(x,y) = x3 - y, then ∇f = (3x2, -1) which equals (3, -1) at the given point. Now I understand I have to take the dot product of the gradient with the unit vector (1/√3, 1/√3, 1/√3) but I'm not quite sure how to...
Can a function like z = f(x,y) have a directional derivative in the direction of a three dimensional vector?
Thanks for any help!