Multivariable Calculus, 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 0-53849-787-4
ISBN 13: 978-0-53849-787-9

Chapter 12 - Vectors and the Geometry of Space - 12.1 Exercises - Page 815: 22

Answer

$(x-5)^{2}+(y-4)^{2}+(z-9)^{2}=16$

Work Step by Step

The largest sphere contained in the first octant must have a radius equal to the minimum distance from the center (5,4,9) to any of the three coordinate planes. The shortest such distance is to the xz-plane, a distance of 4. Thus an equation of the sphere is $(x-5)^{2}+(y-4)^{2}+(z-9)^{2}=16$.
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