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Help: Perpendicular project is regular surface??
(edit found a better way of showing this)
Hi
I have this problem here which is causing me trouble.
Show that the perpendicular projection of the center (0,0,0) of the ellipsoid
\frac{x^2}{a^2} + \frac{y^2}{b^2} + \frac{z^2}{c^2} = 1
onto its tangent planes constitutes a regular surface given by
{(x,y,z) \in R^3; (x^2+y^2+z^2)/2 = a^2x^2 + b^2y^2 + c^2z^2}-{(0,0,0)}
What can do here is arrive at tangent plane
First I find the tangent
gradF(x0,y0,z0) = <2x0/a^2, 2y0/b^2, 2z0/c^2>
Which gives us a tangentplane
2x0/a^2*(x-x0)+2y0/b^2(y-y0)+2z0/c^2(z-z0) = 0
which by rearrangement gives
xx0/a^2 + yy0/b^2 + zz0/c^2 = 1
the normal is x0/a^2*x = y0/b^2*y = z0/c^2*z
But how do I continue from here?
Best Regards
Alphaboy
(edit found a better way of showing this)
Homework Statement
Hi
I have this problem here which is causing me trouble.
Show that the perpendicular projection of the center (0,0,0) of the ellipsoid
\frac{x^2}{a^2} + \frac{y^2}{b^2} + \frac{z^2}{c^2} = 1
onto its tangent planes constitutes a regular surface given by
{(x,y,z) \in R^3; (x^2+y^2+z^2)/2 = a^2x^2 + b^2y^2 + c^2z^2}-{(0,0,0)}
What can do here is arrive at tangent plane
The Attempt at a Solution
First I find the tangent
gradF(x0,y0,z0) = <2x0/a^2, 2y0/b^2, 2z0/c^2>
Which gives us a tangentplane
2x0/a^2*(x-x0)+2y0/b^2(y-y0)+2z0/c^2(z-z0) = 0
which by rearrangement gives
xx0/a^2 + yy0/b^2 + zz0/c^2 = 1
the normal is x0/a^2*x = y0/b^2*y = z0/c^2*z
But how do I continue from here?
Best Regards
Alphaboy
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