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The temperature of a plate at the point (x,y) is given by T(x,y) = 300+ 3x^2 -2y^2. A heat hating ant is located at the point (3,2). In which direction will the ant begin to walk? Give a unit vector in that direction.

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Gradients are employed to find a vector that results form greatest decrease in the function. The solution is well presented.

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