Multivariable Calculus, 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 0-53849-787-4
ISBN 13: 978-0-53849-787-9

Chapter 12 - Vectors and the Geometry of Space - 12.1 Exercises - Page 815: 20

Answer

$(x-3)^3+(y-2)^2+(z-7)^2=11$

Work Step by Step

By Exercise 19(a), the midpoint of the diameter (and thus the center of the sphere) is (3,2,7). The radius is half the diameter, so $r=\frac{1}{2} \sqrt{(4-2)^2+(3-1)^2+(10-4)^2}= \frac{1}{2} \sqrt{44}=\sqrt{11}$. Therefore an equation of the sphere is $(x-3)^3+(y-2)^2+(z-7)^2=11$.
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