the rectangular coordinates of the surface S is given by (x-1)^2+y^2 =1.
Describe S geometrically. What kind of surface is S?
Thank you very much.
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the rectangular coordinates of the surface S is given by (x-1)^2+y^2 =1.
Describe S geometrically. What kind of surface is S?
Thank you very much.
The xy plane the equation,Quote:
Originally Posted by Jenny20
$\displaystyle (x-1)^2+y^2=1$
Is a circle.
In xyz space this is a cyclinder, because the $\displaystyle z$ variable is missing. Thus, it is a circle moved up and down along the z-axis direction, hence a cylinder.
