Calculus (3rd Edition)

Published by W. H. Freeman
ISBN 10: 1464125260
ISBN 13: 978-1-46412-526-3

Chapter 13 - Vector Geometry - 13.7 Cylindrical and Spherical Coordinates - Exercises - Page 700: 29

Answer

$$ r= z\sec \theta \tan \theta .$$

Work Step by Step

Since $$ x=r\cos \theta,\quad y=r\cos \theta, \quad z=z,$$ then $\dfrac{x^2}{yz}=1$ takes the form $$\frac{ r^2\cos^2\theta}{z r\sin\theta } =1\Longrightarrow r=\frac{z\sin\theta}{\cos^2\theta}=z\sec \theta \tan \theta .$$
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