Peter is trying to get his cat out of a tree in his backyard. The cat is 12 feet above the ground, and Peter has to put the base of his ladder 9 feet away from the tree because of mud. How long does the ladder need to be in order to reach the cat?

Is there a direction u in which the rate of change of f(x, y)equals=x squared minus 3 xy plus 4 y squaredx2−3xy+4y2 at p(1,2) equals 14? give reasons for your answer. choose the correct answer below. a. no. the given rate of change is smaller than the minimum rate of change. b. no. the given rate of change is larger than the maximum rate of change. c. yes. the given rate of change is larger than the minimum rate of change and smaller than the maximum rate of change.