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Find an equation for a 3D object and plot it

mark

(10 pts)

For this problem, you’re going to find an equation describing a simple 3D object like a sphere or cylinder. You should then respond to this post by

  • Telling us your assigned 3D object,
  • Typing out your equation in LaTeX format, and
  • Including a 3D graph of your object.

You’re welcome to try any 3D graphing software that you know. I recommend that most folks try Calc Plot 3D, which has a simple, Desmos like interface for 3D graphs.

To get your problem, choose your name from the following list:

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audrey

My 3D object is the cylinder of radius 2 whose axis goes through the point (2,-2,-2) and is parallel to the y-axis. An equation for that cylinder is

(x2)2+(z+2)2=4.

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whardin3

My 3D object is a sphere with a radius of 5 centered at (-2, 1, -4).
The equation I used was:

(x+2)2+(y1)2+(z+4)2=25

My 3D Graph is:

dfleming

My 3D object was the sphere of radius 5 centered at the point (1,-1,-4).
The equation I used was:

(x1)2+(y+1)2+(z+4)2=25

My 3D graph is:

chughes2

My assigned object was a cylinder with a radius of 5 whos axis goes through the point (0,1,-4) and is parallel to the x-axis.

The equation I created was (y1)2+(z+4)2=25. So I could put the equation into the graphing calculator given, I put the equation into the form z=(y1)2+254, and gave it the negative counterpart z=(y1)2+254 to give the full cylinder for the visual.

Here is the visual!

smarsha1

My 3D object is the sphere of radius 1 centered at the point (1,3,1). And the equation for that sphere is.

(x1)2+(y3)2+(z1)2=1

And it looks like this:

jsanfeli

My 3D object is the sphere of radius 4 centered at the point (-2,-2,-2). An equation for that sphere is

4=(x+2)2+(y+2)2+(z+2)2

skhadka

Equation of the sphere of radius 2 and centered on (-4,-4,-1) is

(x+4)2+(y+4)2+(z+1)2=4

and looks like

kduckett

My 3D object is a cylinder of radius 5 whose axis goes through the point (-4,1,-2) and is parallel to the z-axis. My equation for this object is:

25=(x+4)2+(y1)2

Here is the visual: