University Calculus: Early Transcendentals (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 11 - Section 11.6 - Cylinders and Quadric Surfaces - Exercises - Page 636: 38

Answer

Elliptical paraboloid. See image: .

Work Step by Step

Comparing to Table 12.1, we recognize the form of an Elliptical paraboloid, with y and z interchanged. The axis is the y-axis; y is positive. The intersections with the planes parallel to the xz-plane are circles. The intersections with the planes parallel to the xy-plane are parabolas. The intersections with the planes parallel to the yz-plane are parabolas.
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