Precalculus: Concepts Through Functions, A Unit Circle Approach to Trigonometry (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 8 - Polar Coordinates; Vectors - Section 8.6 Vectors in Space - 8.6 Assess Your Understanding - Page 646: 71

Answer

$ \ radius=r= \sqrt 4=2$ and center is at $(-1,1,0)$

Work Step by Step

Let $(a,b,c)$ be the center of the sphere, $(x,y,z)$ be an arbitrary point of the sphere, and $r$ be the distance between $(a,b,c)$ and $(x,y,z)$. Then, using the Pythagorean Theorem, the standard form of the equation of the sphere can be expressed as: $r=\sqrt {(x-a)^2+(y-b)^2+(z-c)^2}$ or, $(x-a)^2+(y-b)^2+(z-c)^2=r^2 ...(1)$ We are given the formula: $x^2+y^2+z^2+2x-2y=2$ We complete the square and rewrite the equation as follows: $(x^2+2x) +(y^2-2y) +z^2=2 \\ (x^2+2x+1) +(y^2-2y+1) +z^2 =2+1+1 \\ (x+1)^2+(y-1)^2+(z-0)^2 =4$ On comparing the above equation with equation (1), we have: $ \ Radius=r= \sqrt 4=2$ and Center is at $(-1,1,0)$
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