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Re: Dynamic tangential plane - how?

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  • Subject: [mg92914] Re: Dynamic tangential plane - how?
  • From: magma <maderri2 at gmail.com>
  • Date: Sun, 19 Oct 2008 05:40:22 -0400 (EDT)
  • References: <gdcdh5$fkf$1@smc.vnet.net>

On Oct 18, 12:24 pm, "m.g." <m... at michaelgamer.de> wrote:
> Hello Group,
>
>   I=B4m trying to visualize the tangential plane to a function f(x,y)=
. I
> =B4ve done various attemps -  none of them was successfull. Here an
> extract of my attempts:
>
> f[x_, y_] := (1 - x^2) (2 x - y^3)
> grad[x_, y_] := {2 (1 - x^2) - 2 x (2 x - y^3), -3 (1 - x^2) y^2}
>
> DynamicModule[{a = 1, b = 1, p, q, punkt},
>  {Slider2D[Dynamic[{a, b}], {{-2, -2}, {2, 2}}],
>   p = Plot3D[f[x, y], {x, -2, 2}, {y, -2, 2}],
>   punkt = Dynamic @ Graphics3D[{PointSize[Large], Red, Point[{a, b,
> f[a, b]}]}],
>   q = Dynamic @ Plot3D[f[a, b] + grad[a, b].{x - a, y - b}, {x, -2,
> 2}, {y, -2, 2}]
>   }
>  ]
>
> Here the three parts I need (the surface of f, the tangential plane
> and the point "punkt" where the plane touches the surface) are shown,
> side by side.How can I manage it, that this three graphics are put
> together in ONE Graphics.
>
> The attempt
>
> DynamicModule[{a = 1, b = 1, p, q, punkt},
>  {Slider2D[Dynamic[{a, b}], {{-2, -2}, {2, 2}}],
>   punkt = Dynamic @ Graphics3D[{PointSize[Large], Red, Point[{a, b,
> f[a, b]}]}],
>   q = Dynamic @ Plot3D[{f[x, y], f[a, b] + grad[a, b].{x - a, y - b}}=
,
> {x, -2, 2}, {y, -2, 2}]
>   }
>  ]
>
> Changes f[x,y] (!!!), but only a and b are dynamically changing. How
> could this happen??
>
> Any hints appreciated.
>
> Greeting from Germany
>
> Mike

David Park shows you a general method he uses, in another post.

Here I just wanted to show you the little changes necessary to make
your example work

DynamicModule[{x, y, a, b}, x = Dynamic[aufpunkt[[1]]];
 Dynamic[aufpunkt[[2]]^2]]

HTH


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