Thread: Vector Calculus

identify and sketch the surface

-x^2-y^2-16z^2=0


i'm stuck..it's close to an ellipsoid but an ellispoid would be equal to 1 not 0..anyone know what this is??

Originally Posted by andyaddition

identify and sketch the surface

-x^2-y^2-16z^2=0


i'm stuck..it's close to an ellipsoid but an ellispoid would be equal to 1 not 0..anyone know what this is??

It is not a surface. It is just a point (0,0,0).