Thomas' Calculus 13th Edition

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Chapter 14: Partial Derivatives - Section 14.1 - Functions of Several Variables - Exercises 14.1 - Page 788: 38

Answer

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Work Step by Step

$ a.\quad$ To sketch the surface $z=f(x,y)=\sqrt{x},$ note that: * z is nonnegative (the surface is on or above the xy plane), * x is nonnegative (the surface is above quadrants I and IV of the xy plane), * y is ommited in the equation, so the trace in $y=0$ (the xz plane) will be translated along the y-axis (similar to unbounded cylinders). The trace in the xz plane is $z=\sqrt{x}$, the upper half of the parabola $\ \ \ z^{2}=x$, which we translate along the y-axis into planes $y=k, k\in \mathbb{R}.$ $ b.\quad$ In the xy plane, we equate $f(x,y)$ with several values of c, $z=\sqrt{x}=c\qquad $(so only nonnnegative c apply) These are vertical lines $x=c^{2}.$ Take $c=0,1,\sqrt{2},\sqrt{3}$....
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