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The intersection of a sphere and a plane is always a:
- A) Parabola
- B) Circle (or empty set)
- C) Hyperbola
- D) Point
A right circular cylinder is defined as a surface generated by:
- A) Rotating a rectangle about its side
- B) Translating a parabola along its axis
- C) Rotating a circle about its diameter
- D) Moving a straight line parallel to itself along a curve
Ellipsoid is symmetrical about _____.
- A) (d) All (a),(b) and (c)
- B) (a) xy-plane
- C) (b) yz-plane
- D) (c) xz-plane
A surface is symmetric with respect to the yz-plane if:
- A) Replacing x with −x keeps the equation unchanged
- B) Replacing z with −z keeps the equation unchanged
- C) Replacing x with −x changes the equation
- D) Replacing y with −y keeps the equation unchanged
$$\frac{{{x^2}}}{{16}} + \frac{{{y^2}}}{{25}} = \frac{{{z^2}}}{{36}},\,\,\,{\text{is }}\,{\text{the equation }}\,{\text{of _____}}{\text{.}}$$
- A) cone
- B) cylinder
- C) paraboloid
- D) sphere
$\frac{{{x^2}}}{{36}} + \frac{{{y^2}}}{{49}} = z$, is an equation of ______.
- A) Hyperboloid of two sheets
- B) Elliptic paraboloid
- C) Hyperbolic paraboloid
- D) Hyperboloid of one sheet
$$\frac{{{x^2}}}{{{3^2}}} + \frac{{{y^2}}}{{{4^2}}} = 1,\,\,\,{\text{is }}\,{\text{the equation }}\,{\text{of _____}}\,\,{\text{cylinder}}{\text{.}}$$
- A) parabolic
- B) elliptic
- C) hyperbolic
- D) circular
$${\text{Trace}}\,\,{\text{of}}\,\,{\text{a cone}}\,\,\,{x^2} + \,\,\frac{{{y^2}}}{9} = {z^2},\,\,\,{\text{in}}\,\,xz - {\text{plane}}\,\,\,{\text{is }}\_\_\_\_\_.$$
- A) $$x = \pm \,\,z$$
- B) $$x = \pm \,\,\frac{y}{3}$$
- C) $$y = \pm \,3\,z$$
- D) no trace
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- A) Only the xy-plane
- B) None
- C) Only the x-axis
- D) All coordinate planes and the origin
${x^2} + \frac{{{y^2}}}{{16}} - \frac{{{z^2}}}{{25}} = 1,$ is an equation of ______.
- A) Ellipsoid
- B) Hyperboloid of two sheets
- C) Hyperboloid of one sheet
- D) Paraboloid
$\frac{{{x^2}}}{{16}} + \frac{{{y^2}}}{{25}} - \frac{{{z^2}}}{{36}} = - 1,$ is an equation of ______.
- A) Hyperboloid of two sheets
- B) Elliptic Paraboloid
- C) Hyperboloid of one sheet
- D) Hyperbolic Paraboloid
$\frac{{{x^2}}}{{64}} + \frac{{{y^2}}}{{81}} + 1 = \frac{{{z^2}}}{{100}},$ is an equation of ______.
- A) Ellipsoid
- B) Hyperboloid of two sheets
- C) Hyperboloid of one sheet
- D) Paraboloid
A sphere is defined as the set of all points in space that are:
- A) None of these
- B) Equidistant from a fixed point (center)
- C) Lies on a cylinder
- D) Equidistant from a fixed plane
$$\frac{{{x^2}}}{9} + \frac{{{y^2}}}{{16}} + \frac{{{z^2}}}{{16}} = 1,\,\,\,{\text{is }}\,{\text{the equation }}\,{\text{of _____}}{\text{.}}$$
- A) cone
- B) paraboloid
- C) ellipsoid
- D) hyperboloid
Which surface is symmetric with respect to the xz-plane?
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$\frac{{{x^2}}}{4} + \frac{{{y^2}}}{9} + 1 = \frac{{{z^2}}}{{16}},$ is an equation of ______.
- A) Hyperboloid of two sheets
- B) Hyperboloid of one sheet
- C) Ellipsoid
- D) Paraboloid
$\frac{{{x^2}}}{{16}} + \frac{{{y^2}}}{{25}} = z$, is an equation of ______.
- A) Hyperboloid of two sheets
- B) Hyperboloid of one sheet
- C) Elliptic paraboloid
- D) Hyperbolic paraboloid
If the elements of a cylinder are normal to a plane, then it is known as _____ with respect to that plane.
- A) paraboloid
- B) right cylinder
- C) cone
- D) sphere
In cylinder each line through the curve and _____ to the line is called an element (or ruling) of the cylinder.
- A) (b) parallel
- B) (d) both (a) and (b)
- C) (c) center
- D) (a) perpendicular
Which of the following is the equation of a cone?
- A) $$\frac{{{x^2}}}{4} + \frac{{\,{y^2}}}{9} = {z^2}$$
- B) $$\frac{{{x^2}}}{4} + \frac{{\,{y^2}}}{{16}} = \,\, - 3\,{z^2}$$
- C) $$\frac{{{x^2}}}{4} + \frac{{\,{y^2}}}{9} + \frac{{{z^2}}}{{16}} = 0$$
- D) $$\frac{{{x^2}}}{4} + \frac{{\,{y^2}}}{9} = - \,{z^2}$$