HELP PLEASE I Gotta figure this out and fast.:)

Ming says that 0.24 > 1/4 because 0.24= 2/4. which best explains mings error

Ab and bc are tangent to circle d. find x is ab = 3x + 8 and bc = 26. find x

Find the directions in which the function increases and decreases most rapidly at upper p 0p0. then find the derivatives of the function in these directions. f(x,y)equals=x squared plus xy plus y squaredx2+xy+y2, upper p 0p0left parenthesis 1 comma negative 4 right parenthesis