Second-Order Surfaces
[163/93%]Set up the equation of a sphere passing through the circle
and tangent to the plane .
Find the center and radius of the sphere passing through the origin and the line of intersection of the spheres and .
Find the equation of the sphere of radius 3, tangent to the plane at the point .
Write the equation of a circular cone whose vertex is at the origin, whose axis coincides with the axis , and for which the angle between the axis and a generator of the cone equals .
Write the equation of a circular cone whose vertex is at the point , whose axis is parallel to the vector , and whose generators make an angle with the axis.
Set up the equation of a circular cone whose vertex is at the point , whose axis direction vector is , and whose generators make an angle with the axis.
Write the equation of a circular cone tangent to the planes and along the lines and .
Write the equation of a circular cone for which the axes and are generators, and the axis makes an angle with the axis of the cone, which lies in the first and seventh octants. Also write the canonical equation of this cone.
Set up the equation of a circular cone under the condition that all three coordinate axes are generators of the cone, and the axis of the cone lies in the first and seventh octants.
Set up the equation of a circular cone tangent to the three coordinate planes, knowing that its axis lies in the first and seventh octants.
Set up the equation of the cone circumscribed about the sphere with center at the point and radius 6, under the condition that the vertex of the cone is at the point .
Write the equation of the cone passing through the lines and the point , for which the axis is an axis of symmetry.
Write the equation of the cone with vertex at the point , whose directrix is the hyperbola . Using a transformation of rectangular coordinates, reduce the resulting equation of the cone to canonical form.
Write the equation of the cone with vertex at the point , whose directrix is the parabola . Using a transformation of rectangular coordinates, reduce the resulting equation to canonical form.
Write the equation of the cone whose vertex is at the point , and whose directrix is the hyperbola .
Write the equation of the cone with vertex at the origin, whose directrix is the ellipse
Write the equation of the cone whose vertex is at the point , and whose directrix is the parabola .
Write the equation of the right circular cylinder of radius , whose axis is the line
Set up the equation of the right circular cylinder passing through the point , whose axis is the line
Set up the equation of the cylinder whose generators are tangent to the sphere and make equal angles with the coordinate axes.
Write the equation of a parabolic cylinder with parameter , knowing the vertex of the parabola obtained by intersecting the cylinder with a plane perpendicular to its generators, the direction vector of the axis of this parabola, and the direction vector of the tangent at its vertex.
Write the equation of the cylinder whose directrix is the circle , and whose generators make equal angles with the coordinate axes.
The directrix of a cylinder is the circle , , and its generators are parallel to the vector . Write the equation of this cylinder and reduce it to canonical form using a transformation of rectangular coordinates.
Write the equation of a hyperbolic cylinder with directrix and generators parallel to the vector .
Write the equation of a parabolic cylinder whose generators are parallel to the vector , and whose directrix is the parabola .
Write the equation of a hyperbolic cylinder with asymptotic planes , passing through the point .
An ellipse with semi-axes and , revolves about its major axis, which coincides with the axis , so that the center of the ellipse coincides with the origin. Set up the equation of the surface traced by the ellipse as it revolves.
A hyperbola with semi-axes and revolves about its real axis, which coincides with the axis , with the center of the hyperbola coinciding with the origin. Set up the equation of the surface traced by the hyperbola as it revolves.
A hyperbola with semi-axes and revolves about its imaginary axis, which coincides with the axis , with the center of the hyperbola coinciding with the origin. Set up the equation of the surface traced by the hyperbola as it revolves.
A parabola with parameter rotates about its own axis, which coincides with the axis . The vertex of the parabola coincides with the origin. Find the equation of the surface described by the parabola.
In the plane a parabola is given. The vertex of another parabola with parameter moves along it, its plane remaining at all times parallel to the plane , and its axis parallel to the axis . Find the equation of the surface described by the moving parabola.
A line skew to the axis rotates about it. The angle this line makes with the axis remains constant and equal to ; the common perpendicular to the axis and this line also retains a constant length and lies at all times in the plane . Find the equation of the surface described by the rotating line.
Write the equation of a cone with vertex , given that the plane Oxy intersects it in an ellipse whose axes are parallel to the axes and , the ellipse being tangent to these coordinate axes, and the axis of the cone itself being parallel to the axis .
Write the equation of a paraboloid of revolution with parameter , vertex , and direction vector of the axis of rotation .
Write the equation of a paraboloid of revolution with parameter , vertex at the point , and direction vector of the axis .
An ellipse with semi-axes and , center at the point , and direction vector of the major axis rotates about its major axis. Write the equation of the resulting ellipsoid of revolution.
Write the equation of an ellipsoid with vertices and , given that the plane intersects it in a circle of radius 3.
Write the equation of a two-sheeted hyperboloid with vertices , given that the planes and are its planes of symmetry and intersect it in hyperbolas whose asymptotes form angles with the axis equal to and , respectively.
Write the equation of an elliptic paraboloid with vertex ) and axis parallel to the axis , given that the plane intersects it in an ellipse whose axes are parallel to the axes and , the ellipse being tangent to these coordinate axes.
Find the equation of an ellipsoid whose axes coincide with the coordinate axes, given that it contains the circle
and the point .
Write the equation of a one-sheeted hyperboloid with equal semi-axes, passing through the lines and the point , for which the axis is an axis of symmetry.
Write the equation of a second-order surface passing through three circles:
and reduce the resulting equation to canonical form.
Find the center and radius of the circle
Write the equations of the planes passing through the line
and tangent to the sphere .
Find the equation of the sphere passing through the circle
and through the origin.
Prove that the line of intersection of the two parabolic cylinders lies on a circular cylinder. What is the equation of this cylinder?
Prove that a paraboloid of revolution and a circular cylinder whose axes are parallel intersect in an ellipse whose major axis lies in the plane passing through the axes of the given surfaces.
Along what curve do the one-sheeted hyperboloid , and the sphere intersect?
Prove that the line of intersection of the parabolic cylinder with the paraboloid of revolution lies on a sphere. Find the center and radius of this sphere.
Along what curve do the elliptic paraboloid , and the sphere intersect?
Prove that the orthogonal projection of any plane section of a paraboloid of revolution onto a plane perpendicular to the axis of the paraboloid is a circle or a line.
Along what curve do the two ellipsoids
intersect?
Find the line of intersection of the surfaces , .
Find the acute angle between the generators of the cone along which it is intersected by the plane .
Determine the type and position of the line of intersection of the plane and the hyperboloid
Write the equation of the plane parallel to the plane and intersecting the one-sheeted hyperboloid
in a hyperbola whose real semi-axis equals 1.
Find the necessary and sufficient condition for the plane to intersect the paraboloid of revolution in a real ellipse.
Along what curve do the hyperbolic paraboloid
and the plane intersect?
Find the equation of a second-order surface, given that it intersects the plane in the circle , and the planes and in parabolas whose axes are parallel to the positive direction of the axis , with the parameter of the parabola lying in the plane equal to 1.
Write the equation of a second-order surface intersecting the plane in a parabola, and the planes and in circles of radius tangent to the positive coordinate semi-axes. Using a transformation of rectangular coordinates, reduce the equation to canonical form.
Find the locus of foci of the hyperbolas obtained by intersecting the hyperbolic paraboloid
with planes parallel to the plane Oxy.
Find the equation of a second-order surface passing through the points , for which the planes
are planes of symmetry. Write the canonical equation of this surface and indicate its type.
Find the equation of a second-order surface for which the planes
are planes of symmetry and which passes through the points .
Find the type of surface consisting of the lines along which mutually perpendicular planes passing through two given lines intersect, depending on the relative position of the latter.
Find the locus of points such that the ratio of the distances from them to two given skew lines is the same number .
Determine the type of the surface and its position relative to the original coordinate system, using a transformation of the left-hand side of its equation:
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Determine the type and position of the surface, using a translation of the coordinate system:
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Determine the type of the surface and its position relative to the coordinate system, using a rotation of the coordinate system about one of its axes:
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Prove that each of the following surfaces is a surface of revolution, determine its type, write the canonical equation, and find the position of the surface relative to the original coordinate system:
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Determine the type of each of the following surfaces, write its canonical equation, and find the canonical coordinate system:
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Determine the affine type of the surface using Lagrange's method (the coordinate system is affine):
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Using the invariants
find the necessary and sufficient conditions for the second-order surface given by the general equation
to be:
an ellipsoid;
an imaginary ellipsoid;
an imaginary cone;
a one-sheeted hyperboloid;
a two-sheeted hyperboloid;
a cone;
an elliptic paraboloid;
a hyperbolic paraboloid.
(Orthogonal semi-invariants). Prove that:
the functions
of the coefficients of a second-degree polynomial in three variables
are invariants of a homogeneous orthogonal transformation of variables;
is an invariant of an inhomogeneous orthogonal transformation of variables, if
is an invariant of an inhomogeneous orthogonal transformation of variables, if and
Using the invariants and semi-invariants , find the necessary and sufficient conditions for the second-order surface given by the general equation to be:
an elliptic cylinder;
an imaginary elliptic cylinder;
a pair of imaginary intersecting planes;
a hyperbolic cylinder;
a pair of real intersecting planes;
a parabolic cylinder;
a pair of real parallel planes;
a pair of imaginary parallel planes;
a pair of coincident planes.
Without performing coordinate changes, find the canonical equations of the surfaces:
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Find the largest angle between the generators of the cone , as well as the angles that its axis makes with the coordinate axes.
Express, using invariants, the necessary and sufficient conditions for a general second-degree equation to define a paraboloid of revolution, and find its parameter.
Using invariants, express the necessary and sufficient conditions for a general second-degree equation to define a hyperbolic paraboloid with equal parameters of the principal sections, and find these parameters.
Using invariants, find the necessary and sufficient condition for a general second-degree equation in three unknowns to define a one-sheeted or two-sheeted hyperboloid with equal semi-axes.
Using the invariants, write the canonical equation of these hyperboloids.
A second-order surface is given
Prove that for all values of the parameter this surface is a surface of revolution; find the direction vector of its axis of rotation.
For which values of the parameter will the surface be an ellipsoid?
Determine so that the surface is a cone of revolution, and find the axis of rotation.
Find the equation of a second-order cone intersecting the plane in the circle , and the plane in the parabola .
Find the equation of a second-order cone on which the circles
lie.
Find the equation of a second-order surface intersecting the coordinate planes in the hyperbolas
Determine the type of this surface. Reduce its equation to canonical form when .
Find the equation of a paraboloid passing through the lines and and through the two points .
Prove that the sum of the reciprocals of the squares of the lengths of any three pairwise perpendicular radii of the ellipsoid
is constant and equals
Prove that all planes passing through the endpoints of three pairwise perpendicular radii of an ellipsoid are tangent to the sphere inscribed in the cube inscribed in the ellipsoid.
Prove that the locus of the feet of the perpendiculars dropped from the center of an ellipsoid onto the planes passing through the endpoints of three pairwise perpendicular diameters of the ellipsoid is the sphere inscribed in the cube which, in turn, is inscribed in the given ellipsoid.
Find the locus of vertices of a right trihedral angle whose edges are tangent to the ellipsoid
Find the necessary and sufficient conditions for a non-degenerate second-order surface
to be tangent to the plane at the origin.
Prove that a tangent plane to a second-order surface always intersects the surface in a pair of lines (real, imaginary, or coincident).
Write the equation of the tangent plane to the ellipsoid
passing through the point and parallel to the axis .
Write the equation of the plane passing through the line
and tangent to the ellipsoid
Find the equation of the plane passing through the line
and tangent to the hyperbolic paraboloid
Find the equation of the tangent plane to the surface
passing through the line .
Find the tangent plane to the surface
parallel to the plane .
Find the tangent plane to the one-sheeted hyperboloid
cutting off on the axes and segments equal to and respectively, and find the lines along which this plane intersects the hyperboloid.
Write the equation of the tangent plane to the elliptic paraboloid
cutting off on the axes and segments equal to and respectively.
Given the hyperbolic paraboloid
and the plane . Write the equation of the plane parallel to the given one and intersecting the paraboloid in a pair of lines; find these lines.
Find the point of intersection of the rectilinear generators of the one-sheeted hyperboloid along which it is intersected by the plane parallel to the plane , and determine the angle between these generators.
Find the point of intersection of the rectilinear generators of the hyperbolic paraboloid along which it is intersected by the plane parallel to the plane , and determine the angle between these generators.
Find the angle between the rectilinear generators of the one-sheeted hyperboloid
passing through the point , taking on these generators the rays directed from the given point toward the throat ellipse.
Given the one-sheeted hyperboloid
Through its generator
and the point a plane is drawn. Find the second line of the intersection of this plane with the hyperboloid.
Prove that the orthogonal projections of the rectilinear generators of the one-sheeted hyperboloid
and the hyperbolic paraboloid
onto the coordinate planes are tangent to the sections of these surfaces by the coordinate planes (for the hyperbolic paraboloid only the projections onto the planes and are considered).
Find the rectilinear generators of the surface
passing through the point .
Given the hyperbolic paraboloid
Through its generator
and the point a plane is drawn. Find the second line of the intersection of the paraboloid with this plane.
Prove that if the equation
defines a paraboloid, then the equation
is the equation of a tangent plane to this paraboloid.
Find the coordinates of the direction vectors of the rectilinear generators of the one-sheeted hyperboloid
passing through the point of the hyperboloid.
Consider the special case where the point belongs to the throat ellipse of the surface.
Find the direction vectors of the rectilinear generators of the hyperbolic paraboloid
passing through the point of the paraboloid.
Find the locus of points lying on the hyperbolic paraboloid
through each of which two mutually perpendicular generators pass.
Write the equation of a second-order surface containing the three lines:
Under what necessary and sufficient condition is the plane tangent to the non-degenerate second-order surface
Prove that any plane intersects any one-sheeted hyperboloid, hyperbolic paraboloid, and second-order cone.
Under what necessary and sufficient condition does the plane intersect the following surfaces:
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Under what necessary and sufficient condition is the plane tangent to the following surfaces:
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Write the equation of a second-order surface passing through the point , having its center at the point , and intersecting the plane in the line .
Given the one-sheeted hyperboloid
and the plane . Determine the direction of the chords conjugate to the diametral plane parallel to the given plane.
Write the equation of the diametral plane of the hyperbolic paraboloid
passing through the line , and find the direction of the chords conjugate to this plane.
Given the elliptic paraboloid
and the two points and . Write the equation of the diametral plane of the paraboloid passing through the given points, and determine the direction of the chords conjugate to it.
Given the paraboloid of revolution and the circular cylinder . Write the equation of a plane that would be a diametral plane for both the paraboloid and the cylinder.
Write the equation of the plane intersecting the one-sheeted hyperboloid
in a line whose center is at the point .
Prove that if three non-coplanar chords of a second-order surface pass through a single point and are bisected by it, then this point is the center of the surface.
Prove that if an arbitrary line not having an asymptotic direction of a second-order surface is taken as the axis , and the diametral plane conjugate to the direction of this line is taken as the plane Oxy, then the equation of the surface will contain no terms with the products and .
How will the equation of a one-sheeted hyperboloid be written if a point of the surface is taken as the origin, the rectilinear generators passing through it are taken as the axes and , and the diameter passing through it is taken as the axis ?
Prove that every plane parallel to the axis of symmetry of an elliptic paraboloid is a diametral plane conjugate to a uniquely determined non-asymptotic direction. Is this true for a hyperbolic paraboloid?
Write the equation of a hyperbolic paraboloid, taking an arbitrary point of the surface as the origin, the rectilinear generators passing through this point as the axes and , the diameter passing through it as the axis , and an arbitrary point of the surface distinct from the point as the unit point .
Write the equation of a second-order cone, taking its generators as the axes and , the line conjugate to the plane passing through these generators as the axis , and an arbitrary point of the cone distinct from its vertex as the unit point .
How will the equation of a second-order surface be written if a point of the surface is taken as the origin, the diameter passing through this point as the axis , and lines lying in the tangent plane and having conjugate directions with respect to the given surface as the axes and ?
Write the equation of an ellipsoid, taking its center as the origin, pairwise conjugate diameters as the coordinate axes, and the points of intersection of these diameters with the ellipsoid as the unit points of the coordinate axes.
Two planes, each of which is parallel to the direction conjugate to the other with respect to a second-order surface, are called conjugate with respect to this surface. Find the necessary and sufficient condition for the two planes
to be conjugate with respect to the second-order surface
Determine whether the plane intersects the ellipsoid .
Along what curve does the plane intersect the two-sheeted hyperboloid ?
Prove that if and are the parameters of the parabolas obtained in the section of the elliptic paraboloid
by two of its conjugate diametral planes, then .
Prove that if and are the parameters of the parabolas obtained in the section of the hyperbolic paraboloid
by two of its conjugate diametral planes, then .
Find the equations of the planes passing through the point and intersecting the one-sheeted hyperboloid
in two parallel lines.
Find the line of intersection of the one-sheeted hyperboloid and the plane .
Prove that the plane
intersects the hyperbolic paraboloid
in a line, and find its equations.
Along what curve does a tangent plane to a one-sheeted hyperboloid cut its asymptotic cone?
Along what curve is a one-sheeted hyperboloid cut by a tangent plane to its asymptotic cone?
A plane intersects the cone
in a hyperbola. Within what limits can the eccentricity of the hyperbola vary?
Write the equation of the plane passing through the origin and intersecting the elliptic cylinder
in a circle.
Find the equation of the plane intersecting the hyperbolic cylinder
in a rectangular hyperbola and passing through the axis:
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Find the equation of the plane intersecting the hyperbolic paraboloid
in a rectangular hyperbola and passing through the axis:
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In each of the following cases, determine the type of the line of intersection of the surface with the plane and determine the position of the line relative to the original coordinate system:
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Determine the type of the line along which the plane intersects the parabolic cylinder . Write the canonical equation of this line and find the canonical coordinate system.
Determine the type of the line of intersection of the cone with the plane . Write the canonical equation of this line and find the canonical coordinate system.
Determine the type of the line of intersection of the one-sheeted hyperboloid and the plane .
Find the foci of the ellipse obtained by intersecting the cylinder with the plane .
Find all values of the parameter for which the plane of the pencil intersects the cone in an ellipse.
Through the line draw a plane intersecting the hyperbolic paraboloid in a rectangular hyperbola.
Along curves of what type can a plane intersect each of the following surfaces:
an ellipsoid;
a one-sheeted hyperboloid;
a two-sheeted hyperboloid;
a cone;
an elliptic paraboloid;
a hyperbolic paraboloid?
Find all planes intersecting each of the following surfaces in a circle:
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Find the radius of the circular section of the ellipsoid
and the one-sheeted hyperboloid
by a plane passing through the center of the surface.
Find the necessary and sufficient condition for the plane
to intersect the second-order surface
in a central line. Determine the coordinates of the center of the line of intersection of the surface (7.4) with the plane (7.3).
Through the given point draw a plane so that it intersects the surface
in a central curve centered at this point, given that the latter is not the center of the given surface.
Find the locus of centers of the sections (real or imaginary) of the ellipsoid
whose planes pass through a given point outside the ellipsoid.
Using the previous problem, find the second-order cone whose generators are tangent to the ellipsoid
and whose center lies at the point outside the ellipsoid.
Find the boundary of the shadow cast by the ellipsoid
onto the plane , if the light source is located at the point .
Given the circular cone
Through the point draw a plane intersecting the given cone in a non-degenerate second-order curve, one of whose foci is at the indicated point.
Find the foci of the section of the cone by the plane .
Find the locus of foci of the parabolas obtained by sectioning the circular cone
Find the locus of centers of the rectangular hyperbolas lying on the hyperbolic paraboloid
Find the necessary and sufficient condition under which the plane intersects the parabolic cylinder in a parabola with parameter .