Problem

Find an equation for the tangent plane to the surface
z+5=xy3cos(z)
at the point (5,1,0).

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So, the equation of the tangent plane to the surface z+5=xy3cos(z) at the point (5,1,0) is x+15yz20=0.

Steps

Step 1 :Given the surface equation z+5=xy3cos(z), we want to find the equation of the tangent plane at the point (5,1,0).

Step 2 :The equation of the tangent plane to a surface given by f(x,y,z)=0 at a point (x0,y0,z0) is given by fx(x0,y0,z0)(xx0)+fy(x0,y0,z0)(yy0)+fz(x0,y0,z0)(zz0)=0, where fx, fy, and fz are the partial derivatives of f with respect to x, y, and z, respectively.

Step 3 :First, we need to find the partial derivatives of the function f(x,y,z)=xy3cos(z)+5z.

Step 4 :The partial derivative of f with respect to x is y3cos(z), with respect to y is 3xy2cos(z), and with respect to z is xy3sin(z)1.

Step 5 :Substituting the point (5,1,0) into the partial derivatives, we get fx=1, fy=15, and fz=1.

Step 6 :Substituting these values into the equation of the tangent plane, we get the final equation x+15yz20=0.

Step 7 :So, the equation of the tangent plane to the surface z+5=xy3cos(z) at the point (5,1,0) is x+15yz20=0.

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