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Multivariable CalculusChallengePartial Derivatives & the Gradient

Partial Derivatives & the Gradient · Challenge problem

The surface z=x2+y2z = x^2 + y^2 has a tangent plane at (1,2,5)(1, 2, 5). That plane meets the zz-axis at (0,0,c)(0, 0, c). Find cc.