Calculus (3rd Edition)

Published by W. H. Freeman
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Chapter 13 - Vector Geometry - 13.6 A Survey of Quadratic Surfaces - Exercises - Page 693: 45

Answer

The upper part of an elliptic cone.

Work Step by Step

Consider the ellipse $C$ in standard position. Since the surface is made up of all lines passing through the origin and a point on $C$, by symmetry it forms a elliptic cone. Since the ellipse lies above the $xy$-plane, the surface is the upper part of an elliptic cone.
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