Example: Quadric Surfaces
The following example illustrates the use of the Quadric Surfaces program.
Example
Determine the nature of the surface described by the equation:
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| Select the program. | [ RUN ] { MTH } { --> } { --> } { GEO } { QAD } |
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| Enter the coefficients | 7 { A } |  |
| 7 { B } |  |
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| 10 { C } |  |
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| { --> } 24 [ +/- ] { D } |
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| 4 { F } |  |
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| 4 [ +/- ] { G } |  |
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| 2 [+/- ] { H } |  |
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| { --> } 12 [ +/- ] { P } |
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| 12 { Q } |  |
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| 60 { R } |  |
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| Proceed with program | { EOD } |  |
| View rotated coefficients | { --> } |  |
| { A } |  |
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| { B } |  |
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| { C } |  |
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| { D } |  |
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| {--> } { P } |  |
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| { Q } |  |
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| { R } |  |
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| View center location | { ESC } |  |
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| { y } |  |
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| { z } |  |
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