Calculus: Early Transcendentals 8th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
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ISBN 13: 978-1-28574-155-0

Chapter 12 - Section 12.6 - Cylinders and Quadric Surfaces - 12.6 Exercises - Page 840: 36

Answer

Cone

Work Step by Step

$x^2-y^2-z^2-4x-2z+3=0$ $x^2-4x-y^2-z^2-2z=-3$ $x^2-4x+4-y^2-z^2-2z-1=-3+4-1$ $(x-2)^2-y^2-(z+1)^2=0$ $(x-2)^2=y^2+(z+1)^2$ This is the equation of a cone along the x-axis with the vertex at (2,0,-1).
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