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The first order approximation of f(x,y) around some point (a,b) is:

$$f(x,y) = f(a,b) + f_x(a,b) (x-a) + f_y(a,b) (y-b)$$

In your case:

$$f(x,y) = f(-9,9) + f_x(-9,9) (x - -9) + f_y(-9,9) (y - 9)$$

Fill in your values to get the results... 

reinout-g:

Thank you I like Serena ,

I tried what you did and this is what I got;

I had to add the extra variables u₁ and u₂ since otherwise I could not eliminate the top row (maybe there was an easier way to do that).

My slack variables saved me by directly giving me my u₁ and u₂ values.

Thanks again,
truly appreciated

Reinout

Jedithious:

Hello,

I was wondering if anyone knows of any apps that can graph such things as ellipses, circles, and hyperbolas?
I certainly have a few apps in which you can enter a function and get a graph for it, but what about being able
to input such things as the focus, directrix, and endpoints in order to come up with conic sections?

Thanks

reinout-g:

I had an exam yesterday of the class 'introduction to operations research' and one of the questions was the following;

Now I don't know whether there is anyone at this forum with knowledge of the simplex method, but I'm still wondering how this question can be done.

reinout-g:

Almost had it

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