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1.59(b), §1 Asked

Given: The hyperboloid of one sheet

x2 + 3y2 -5z2 = 160

and the point P with position vector (3,-2,1) on that hyperboloid.

Asked: A normal vector to the surface at P and the tangent plane at P.

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