Consider the Two Surfaces

question 4

Multiple Choice

Consider the two surfaces . Find the cosine of the angle between the gradient vectors at the point . Round your answer to one decimal place.

• A) 0.5
• B) 0.2
• C) 0.1
• D) 1.0
• E) 0.0

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