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: 32

Answer

A diagonal plane that contains the y-axis and makes a 45-degree angle with both the yz- and xy-planes. It lies in the two upper-front octants and the two lower-back octants.

Work Step by Step

The given equation does not include $y$, so $y$ can take on every possible value. This means our region will extend infinitely along the y-axis. If we consider a fixed value of $y$, say $y = 0$, we get a line in the xz-plane with slope 1 through the origin. Our region will therefore be made up of infinite copies of this line, one for every value of $y$. Putting all these lines together, we get a diagonal plane, that contains the entire y-axis and makes a 45-degree angle with both the yz- and xy-planes. It lies in the two upper-front octants and the two lower-back octants.
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