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x 2 + 36 y 2 + 36 z 2 = 9

x 2 9 + y 2 1 4 + z 2 1 4 = 1 , hyperboloid of one sheet with the x -axis as its axis of symmetry

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−4 x 2 + 25 y 2 + z 2 = 100

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−3 x 2 + 5 y 2 z 2 = 10

x 2 10 3 + y 2 2 z 2 10 = 1 , hyperboloid of two sheets with the y -axis as its axis of symmetry

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3 x 2 y 2 6 z 2 = 18

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5 y = x 2 z 2

y = z 2 5 + x 2 5 , hyperbolic paraboloid with the y -axis as its axis of symmetry

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8 x 2 5 y 2 10 z = 0

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x 2 + 5 y 2 + 3 z 2 15 = 0

x 2 15 + y 2 3 + z 2 5 = 1 , ellipsoid

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63 x 2 + 7 y 2 + 9 z 2 63 = 0

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x 2 + 5 y 2 8 z 2 = 0

x 2 40 + y 2 8 z 2 5 = 0 , elliptic cone with the z -axis as its axis of symmetry

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5 x 2 4 y 2 + 20 z 2 = 0

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6 x = 3 y 2 + 2 z 2

x = y 2 2 + z 2 3 , elliptic paraboloid with the x -axis as its axis of symmetry

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For the following exercises, find the trace of the given quadric surface in the specified plane of coordinates and sketch it.

[T] x 2 + z 2 + 4 y = 0 , z = 0

Parabola y = x 2 4 ,
This figure is the graph of an upside down parabola with its highest point at the origin of a rectangular coordinate system.

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[T] x 2 + z 2 + 4 y = 0 , x = 0

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[T] −4 x 2 + 25 y 2 + z 2 = 100 , x = 0

Ellipse y 2 4 + z 2 100 = 1 ,
This figure is the graph of an ellipse centered at the origin of a rectangular coordinate system.

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[T] −4 x 2 + 25 y 2 + z 2 = 100 , y = 0

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[T] x 2 + y 2 4 + z 2 100 = 1 , x = 0

Ellipse y 2 4 + z 2 100 = 1 ,
This figure is the graph of an ellipse centered at the origin of a rectangular coordinate system.

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[T] x 2 y z 2 = 1 , y = 0

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Use the graph of the given quadric surface to answer the questions.

This figure is a surface inside of a box. It is an oval solid on its side. The outside edges of the 3-dimensional box are scaled to represent the 3-dimensional coordinate system.
  1. Specify the name of the quadric surface.
  2. Which of the equations— 16 x 2 + 9 y 2 + 36 z 2 = 3600 , 9 x 2 + 36 y 2 + 16 z 2 = 3600 , or 36 x 2 + 9 y 2 + 16 z 2 = 3600 —corresponds to the graph?
  3. Use b. to write the equation of the quadric surface in standard form.

a. Ellipsoid; b. The third equation; c. x 2 100 + y 2 400 + z 2 225 = 1

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Use the graph of the given quadric surface to answer the questions.

This figure is a surface inside of a box. It is a parabolic solid opening up vertically. The outside edges of the 3-dimensional box are scaled to represent the 3-dimensional coordinate system.
  1. Specify the name of the quadric surface.
  2. Which of the equations— 36 z = 9 x 2 + y 2 , 9 x 2 + 4 y 2 = 36 z , or 36 z = −81 x 2 + 4 y 2 —corresponds to the graph above?
  3. Use b. to write the equation of the quadric surface in standard form.
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For the following exercises, the equation of a quadric surface is given.

  1. Use the method of completing the square to write the equation in standard form.
  2. Identify the surface.

x 2 + 2 z 2 + 6 x 8 z + 1 = 0

a. ( x + 3 ) 2 16 + ( z 2 ) 2 8 = 1 ; b. Cylinder centered at ( −3 , 2 ) with rulings parallel to the y -axis

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4 x 2 y 2 + z 2 8 x + 2 y + 2 z + 3 = 0

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x 2 + 4 y 2 4 z 2 6 x 16 y 16 z + 5 = 0

a. ( x 3 ) 2 4 + ( y 2 ) 2 ( z + 2 ) 2 = 1 ; b. Hyperboloid of one sheet centered at ( 3 , 2 , −2 ) , with the z -axis as its axis of symmetry

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x 2 + z 2 4 y + 4 = 0

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x 2 + y 2 4 z 2 3 + 6 x + 9 = 0

a. ( x + 3 ) 2 + y 2 4 z 2 3 = 0 ; b. Elliptic cone centered at ( −3 , 0 , 0 ) , with the z -axis as its axis of symmetry

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x 2 y 2 + z 2 12 z + 2 x + 37 = 0

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Write the standard form of the equation of the ellipsoid centered at the origin that passes through points A ( 2 , 0 , 0 ) , B ( 0 , 0 , 1 ) , and C ( 1 2 , 11 , 1 2 ) .

x 2 4 + y 2 16 + z 2 = 1

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Write the standard form of the equation of the ellipsoid centered at point P ( 1 , 1 , 0 ) that passes through points A ( 6 , 1 , 0 ) , B ( 4 , 2 , 0 ) and C ( 1 , 2 , 1 ) .

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Determine the intersection points of elliptic cone x 2 y 2 z 2 = 0 with the line of symmetric equations x 1 2 = y + 1 3 = z .

( 1 , −1 , 0 ) and ( 13 3 , 4 , 5 3 )

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Determine the intersection points of parabolic hyperboloid z = 3 x 2 2 y 2 with the line of parametric equations x = 3 t , y = 2 t , z = 19 t , where t .

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Find the equation of the quadric surface with points P ( x , y , z ) that are equidistant from point Q ( 0 , −1 , 0 ) and plane of equation y = 1 . Identify the surface.

x 2 + z 2 + 4 y = 0 , elliptic paraboloid

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Find the equation of the quadric surface with points P ( x , y , z ) that are equidistant from point Q ( 0 , 2 , 0 ) and plane of equation y = −2 . Identify the surface.

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If the surface of a parabolic reflector is described by equation 400 z = x 2 + y 2 , find the focal point of the reflector.

( 0 , 0 , 100 )

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Source:  OpenStax, Calculus volume 3. OpenStax CNX. Feb 05, 2016 Download for free at http://legacy.cnx.org/content/col11966/1.2
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