[Step-by-Step] Use the definition to calculate the directional derivatives D_v f(a) for the following functions, if possible: f: R^3 \rightarrow R given by


Question: Use the definition to calculate the directional derivatives \(D_{\mathrm{v}} f(\) a) for the following functions, if possible:

  1. \(f: \mathbb{R}^{3} \rightarrow \mathbb{R}\) given by \(f(x, y, z)=x^{2}+y^{2}+z^{2}\) at \(\mathbf{a}=(1,1,1)\) in the direction \(\mathbf{v}=\left(\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}, \frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}, \frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}\right)\)
  2. \(f: \mathbb{R}^{2} \rightarrow \mathbb{R}\) given by \(f(x, y)=(x-1)^{2}-y^{2}\) at \(\mathbf{a}=(0,1)\) in all directions \(\mathbf{v}\);
  3. \(f: \mathbb{R}^{2} \rightarrow \mathbb{R}\) given by
\[f(x, y)=\left\{\begin{array}{cc} \frac{2 x y}{\sqrt{x^{2}+y^{2}}}, & (x, y) \neq(0,0) \\ 0, & (x, y)=(0,0) \end{array}\right.\]

at \(\mathbf{a}=(0,0)\) in all directions \(\mathbf{v}\).

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