Unit 5.

2
Cylinders and
Quadric Surfaces
1
Preview

2
Some necessary skills
2 2 y
x  y  16 5

3
2

x
-5 -4 -3 -2 -1 1 2 3 4 5

-2
-3

-4

-5
3
Some necessary skills
2 2
x  y  16 in the xy-plane of 3D space
y
5
4
3
2
1
x
-5 -4 -3 -2 -1 1 2 3 4 5
-2
-3
-4
-5

4
Some necessary skills
z
2 2 5
z y
 1 4
y
9 16 3 5
2 4
in the yz- 3
1 2
plane of 3D 1
space -1
-2
-3 -2
-4 -3
-5
-4

-5

5
Some necessary skills
2
y  2x in the xy-plane of 3D space
y
5
4
3
2
1
x
-5 -4 -3 -2 -1 1 2 3 4 5
-2
-3
-4 Try thezze…
2
y  2x
-5

2
z  4y
2
y  3z 6
Some necessary skills
2 2 z
y z 5
 1
4 4 4
y
3 5
in the yz- 2 4
plane of 3D 1
3
2
space 1

-1
-2 Try thezze…
-2
-3 2 2
-4 z y
 1
-3
-5
-4
16 9
-5 2 2
x  y 1 7
 Traces

A trace of a surface is a curve of intersection

of the surface with planes parallel to the
coordinate planes.

8
9
10
11
 Cylinders

A cylinder is a surface that consists of all lines

(rullings) that are parallel to a given line and pass
through a given plane curve.

12
 Example 5.6.1

Sketch the graph of the following in 3.

13
 z
1. z  x 2

14
 y
2. x 2  y 2  1

15
 Quadric Surface

A quadric surface is the graph of a second-degree

equation in three variables x, y, and z.

Ax  By  Cz  Dxy  Eyz
2 2 2

 Fxz  Gx  Hy  Iz  J  0

16
 Ellipsoid

2 2 2
x y z
Form: 2
 2  2 1
a b c

17
 Example 5.6.2
2 2
y z
Sketch the graph of x 
2
  1.
9 4
xy  plane: xz  plane: yz  plane:
2 2
y z y2 z2
x 
2
1 x  1
2
 1
9 4 9 4
y z
z

x x y

18
 z
2 2
y z
x2   1
9 4

19
Elliptic Paraboloid

z x2 y2
Form:  2 2
c a b
2 2
y x z
 2 2
b a c
2 2
x y z
 2  2
a b c

20
 Example 5.6.3

Sketch the graph of y  x  z .

2 2

xy  plane: xz  plane: yz  plane:

yx 2
x z 0
2 2
yz 2

y z z

x
x y

21
 y
yx z
2 2

22
 Elliptic Cone

x2 y 2 z 2
Form: 2
 2  2 0
a b c
2 2 2
x y z
2
 2  2 0
a b c
2 2 2
x y z
 2  2  2 0
a b c

23
 Example 5.6.4
2
z
Sketch the graph of x  y   0
2 2

4
xy  plane: xz  plane: yz  plane:
2 2
z z
x  y 0
2 2
x  0
2
y  0
2

4 4
z
y

x x

24
 z
2
z
x2  y2   0
4

25
 Reading Assignment

Read "Reading Assignment_More Quadric

Surfaces.pdf" in the files section of the e-group.

26
 Exercises

Answer Exercises in TC7.

Exercises 10.6 (1-41) on page 900-902
Check your answers on A-171.

END 27