In cylindrical coordinates you have 3 dimensions, r,Ø,z
The conversion from cartesian to cylindrical is
x=rCosØ
y=rSinØ
r=sqrt(x^2+y^2)
So you equation will be:
Outside:
r^2*cos^2(Ø)+r^2*sin^2(Ø)+z^2=16
=> r^2*(cos^2(Ø)+sin^2(Ø))+z^2=16 ; cos^2(Ø)+sin^2(Ø)=1 is a trigonometric identity
then...