Answer:
-7x +7y -z = 16
Step-by-step explanation:
We can define the function ...
F(x, y, z) = f(x, y) -z
and differentiate at the point (x, y, z) = (2, 5, 5) to get ...
fx(2, 5, 5) = -7 . . . . given
fy(2, 5, 5) = 7 . . . . given
fz(2, 5, 5) = -1 . . . . partial derivative of the above equation
Then the equation of the plane can be written as ...
fx(x -2) +fy(y -5) +fz(z -5) = 0
-7(x -2) +7(y -5) -1(z -5) = 0 . . . . . substitute for fx, fy, fz
-7x +14 +7y -35 -z +5 = 0 . . . . . eliminate parentheses
-7x +7y -z = 16 . . . . equation of the tangent plane