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 Leonardox September 15th, 2018 12:43 PM

how to parametrize

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I need to know how I can parametrize please.
If I can learn this I can do the others.

 Leonardox September 15th, 2018 01:31 PM

I am able to parametrize a plane now. so disregard the plane part please. and now still watching video classes :)

 romsek September 15th, 2018 10:58 PM

you can rewrite the quadric surface as

$4x^2 + 3z^2 = 1+2y^2$

and parameterize it as

$(2\sqrt{1+2y^2} \cos(\theta),~y,~\sqrt{3(1+2y^2)} \sin(\theta)),~y\in \mathbb{R},~0 \leq \theta < 2\pi$

 skipjack September 16th, 2018 06:05 AM

Unfortunately, the coefficients aren't quite right in romsek's answer and the equation used was incorrect (it should have been $4x^2 + 3z^2 = 2y^2 - 1$).

Corrected (and using ±(1/√2)cosh(u) instead of y), one gets
((1/2)sinh(u)cos(θ), ±(1/√2)cosh(u), (1/√3)sinh(u)sin(θ)), u $\small\geqslant$ 0, 0 $\small\leqslant$ θ < 2$\pi$.

 Leonardox September 16th, 2018 05:34 PM

Since I don't know anything about how to parametrize a surface I did not understand anything from the answer :(

 topsquark September 16th, 2018 06:37 PM

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 Originally Posted by Leonardox (Post 599003) Since I don't know anything about how to parametrize a surface I did not understand anything from the answer :(
Let's try this. Do you know what it means to parametrize? For example, a circle can be parametrized by putting it into polar coordinates: $\displaystyle x^2 + y^2 = 4 \equiv x = 2 \cos( \theta ),~y = 2 \sin( \theta )$. The parameter is $\displaystyle \theta$ because we can vary $\displaystyle \theta$, a single variable, to get the two x and y values from the original equation.

So all we are doing is finding a way to "cut down" on the number of variables we need to trace out a solution. (Or alternately, put the equation into a form that is simpler to work with.)

-Dan

 Leonardox September 16th, 2018 07:31 PM

for circle yes
x= rcos(Theta)
y=rsin(Theta)

or
2y^2-3z^2=1+4x^2

:(
need to learn before test

 skipjack September 17th, 2018 12:19 AM

Obtaining parametric equations for a plane (such as 3x - z = 6y + 3) is explained in detail in this article.

 zylo September 17th, 2018 07:50 AM

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 Originally Posted by zylo (Post 599026) Looked up definition: Curve: parameter t determines a point in space: x=x(t), y=y(t), z=z(t) Surface: parameters u,v determine a point in space: x=x(u,v), y=y(u,v), z=z(u,v) Surface Examples: 1) x=x, y=y, z=z(x,y) 2) x=ucosv, y=u+v, z=uv. in principle you can solve this for u and v in terms of x and y to get z=z(x,y). As for OP examples, the parametrization can be anything consistent with definition. I suspect the text had something specific in mind. Otherwise just solving for z as in Example 1) works.
Solve for z.

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