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Course: Multivariable calculus?>?Unit 2
Lesson 2: Gradient and directional derivatives- Gradient
- Finding gradients
- Gradient and graphs
- Visual gradient
- Gradient and contour maps
- Directional derivative
- Directional derivative, formal definition
- Finding directional derivatives
- Directional derivatives and slope
- Why the gradient is the direction of steepest ascent
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Finding directional derivatives
Problem
Let . Suppose and .
Find the directional derivative of at in the direction of .
Do not normalize the direction vector for your calculation.
Do not normalize the direction vector for your calculation.
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