Calculus: Early Transcendentals 9th Edition

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Chapter 15 - Section 15.8 - Triple Integrals in Cylindrical Coordinates - 15.8 Exercise - Page 1106: 6

Answer

A pair of concentric spheres.

Work Step by Step

Conversion of rectangular to spherical coordinates is as follows: $x=\rho \sin \phi \cos \theta; y=\rho \sin \phi \sin \theta;z=\rho \cos \phi$ and $\rho=\sqrt {x^2+y^2+z^2}$; $\cos \phi =\dfrac{z}{\rho}$; $\cos \theta=\dfrac{x}{\rho \sin \phi}$ Here, $\rho^2-3\rho+2=0$ This implies that $(\rho-1)(\rho-2)=0$ or, $\rho=1,2$ Here, $\rho=1$ shows a sphere centered at the origin with radius $1$ and $\rho=2$ shows a sphere centered at the origin with radius $2$. Hence, the given equation shows a pair of concentric spheres.
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