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 - 12.6 Exercises - Page 857: 29

Answer

Elliptic cone, axis: y-axis, vertex: origin.

Work Step by Step

Rewrite: $\displaystyle \frac{y^{2}}{1^{2}}=\frac{x^{2}}{1^{2}}+\frac{z^{2}}{3^{2}}$ comparing with "Cone" in Table 1 (where the axis was the z-axis), here we have the y-axis as the axis, and (0,0,0) as the vertex. Traces in the planes x=k and z=k are hyperbolas for $k\neq 0$, and straight lines for k=0. Traces in the y=k planes are ellipses.
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