Recitation 5

Sections 12.1-12.3
What is the equation??
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0, 0, 0 0, 0, 0 origin a b c = = =
( ) ( ) ( )
2 2 2
Distance1= 1 0 2 0 1 0 6 + + =
( ) ( ) ( )
2 2 2
Distance2= 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 + + =
Point Q has lower distance, so it is closest to the origin
( ) ( ) ( )
2 2 2
Distance1= 1 3 2 2 3 1 8 + + =
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1
2
1, 2, 3 1, 2, 3
3, 2,1 3, 2, 1
P x y z
P a b c
= = = =
= = = =
( ) ( ) ( )
2 2 2
5= 1 2 3 x y z + +
The distance between the center and any point on the sphere is constant = 5
The center is (1,2,3),thus a=1,b=2, and c=3
Let the point on the sphere be (x,y,z)
( ) ( ) ( )
2 2 2
25= 1 2 3 x y z + +
Y=3
yz planeis x
2 2
y z x + =
You can use the optimization techniques using the derivatives to find the min of
the distance d.
1
4 3 7 z = + =
2
4 3 1 z = + =
1
4 2 6 x = + =
2
4 2 2 x = + =
Touching the sphere 4 from
both sides
1
4 3 7 y = + =
2
4 3 1 y = + =
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( )
( )
6 2 distancebetween yz-planes x=6 and x=2
9 5 distancebetween z-planes y=9 and y=5
3 ( 1) distancebetween -planes z=3 and z=-1
x
xy
=
=
=
6 2
4 2
2
9 5
7 5
2
3 ( 1)
1 1
2

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0 xy plane z = ( ) ( )
2 2
1 3 4 4 0 x y + + = =
0 xz plane y = ( ) ( ) ( )
2 2 2
1 2 4 0 3 5 x z + = + =
0 yz plane x =
( ) ( ) ( )
2 2 2
3 1 4 0 1 3 y z + + = =
point
none
circle
0 x axis z y = =
( ) ( )
2 2
1 4 4 0 3 9 x = + =
0 z axis y x = = ( ) ( ) ( )
2 2 2
2 4 0 3 0 1 6 z = + =
0 y axis x z = = ( ) ( ) ( )
2 2 2
3 4 0 2 0 1 1 y + = =
none
none
none
a
e b
c
d
a
e
b
c
d
3
( )
2 2
5 x y = +
a
c
b
d
e
f
g
h
i
( )
2 2
, 5 f x y x y = + +
( )
2 2
, , 5 0 g x y z x y z = + + =
Or many solutions like
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2 2
, , 6 1 g x y z x y z = + + =
6 4 3 12 x y z + + =
( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
2
5,10 3 5 10 7 5 20 805 f = + + =
2
805 3 7 20 c x y x = = + +
a
c
b
d
e
For the same y-value,
the level is constant
regardless the x-value
For the same x-value,
the level is constant
regardless the y-value
At x=y=0, the level is 0
At x=y=0, the level is 2
Even function Odd function