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Whatupdoc
Aug27-05, 03:13 PM
Find the equation of the sphere centered at (-6,-7,-1) with radius 9.

well i got (x+6)^2 + (y+7)^2 + (z+1)^2-9^2 which is correct.

now for the next question:

Give an equation which describes the intersection of this sphere with the plane z=0.

i dont understand how to do the second question at all, can someone help?

iNCREDiBLE
Aug27-05, 03:27 PM
What you got must've been:
(x+6)^2 + (y+7)^2 + (z+1)^2-9^2 = 0.

The equation that describes the intersection with the plane z = 0 must be:
(x+6)^2 + (y+7)^2 + (0+1)^2-9^2 = (x+6)^2 + (y+7)^2 - 80 = 0

Whatupdoc
Aug27-05, 03:40 PM
thanks alot, i get it now