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Which of the fallowing best completes the sequence 12,8,5, a) 1 b) 2 c)4 d)0

Find the gradient of f(x,y,z)equals=left parenthesis x squared plus y squared plus z squared right parenthesis superscript negative 1 divided by 2 baseline plus ln left parenthesis x right parenthesis x2+y2+z2−1/2+ln(xyz) at the point left parenthesis negative 2 comma 1 comma negative 2 right parenthesis(−2,1,−2).

Which is the standard form for this number? (4 x 1 100 ) + (8 x 1 1,000 ) + ( 3 x 1 100,000 ) ? a) 0.004803 b) 0.04803 c) 0.0483 d) 0.483