13.7 day 2 Tangent Planes and Normal Lines
Example 5 Describe the tangent line to the curve of intersection of the given surfaces at the point (0,1,3) (see diagram) (0,1,3)
Example 5 Solution
Angle of Inclination of a plane Recall the angle between two planes is given by: The angle of inclination of a plane is given by: (using the normal vectors) Note: n is a normal vector to the plane k is the vector in the z direction
Example 6 Find the angle of inclination of the tangent plane to the ellipsoid given by: at (2,2,1) ___ 3
Solution to example 6 (slide 1)
Recall from yesterday:
Problem 54 Find the point at which the tangent plane is horizontal