Calculus: Early Transcendentals 8th Edition

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Chapter 12 - Section 12.6 - Cylinders and Quadric Surfaces - 12.6 Exercises - Page 841: 47

Answer

$-4x =y^2+z^2$ ; paraboloid.

Work Step by Step

A parabola has the equation $x=ay^2$ and the vertex of the parabola is the mid-point between the focus and directrix, which is $(0,0)$. Let us consider that the distance from the vertex to the focus or directrix is $c=1$ and $a=\dfrac{1}{4c}=\dfrac{1}{4}$ Since the parabola opens in the right, we have $x=\dfrac{-1}{4} y^2$ when $x=k$, then the traces are parallel to the yz plane. Therefore, $x=\dfrac{-1}{4} y^2-\dfrac{1}{4} z^2 \implies -4x =y^2+z^2$ So, we find that the rotated surface is a paraboloid.
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