1.3. TANGENT PLANES 31
Problem 1.60 Find the tangent plane to each of the following surfaces at the indicated point.
1. Surface x C y C z
2
D 6 at (1,1,2)
2. Surface x
2
y
3
C 5z D 19 at (4,-2,-1)
3. Surface 3x C y
2
C z
2
D 8 at (2,1,1)
4. Surface .x y/
3
C 2z D 14 at (2,0,3)
5. Surface xyz Cx C y C z D 4 at (1,1,1)
6. Surface xy C yz C xz D 0 at (-1,1,-2)
7. Surface x
2
C y
2
C z
3
D 6 at (2,1,1)
8. Surface xy C xz C yz D 7 at (1,1,3)
Problem 1.61 Find the tangent plane at .0; 0/ to
g.x; y/ D e
.x
2
Cy
2
/
Problem 1.62 Find the tangent plane at .=4; =4; =4/ to
cos.xyz/ D 0
Problem 1.63 If
x
2
C y
2
C z
2
D r
2
is a sphere of radius r centered at the origin .0; 0; 0/ (it is), show that a sphere has a tangent
plane at right angles to any non-zero vector.
Problem 1.64 If you want to find the tangent plane to a point on a sphere, what is the simplest
method? Explain.
Problem 1.65 If P and Q are planes that are both at right angles to a vector Ev, and they are
not equal, what can be said about the intersection of P and Q?
Problem 1.66 Suppose that Eu and Ev are vectors so that Ev Eu D 0. If P is a plane at right angles
to Eu, and Q is a plane at right angles to Ev in three-dimensional space, then what is the most that
can be said about the intersection of the planes?