E engineertobe New member Joined Oct 8, 2011 Messages 20 Oct 10, 2011 #1 The plane 3x + 2y + z = 1 intersects the cylinder x2 + y2 = 9 in an ellipse. Find the parametric representation of the ellipse.
The plane 3x + 2y + z = 1 intersects the cylinder x2 + y2 = 9 in an ellipse. Find the parametric representation of the ellipse.
G galactus Super Moderator Staff member Joined Sep 28, 2005 Messages 7,203 Oct 11, 2011 #2 Note that \(\displaystyle x=rcos(t), \;\ y=rsin(t), \;\ r^{2}=x^{2}+y^{2}\) Can you finish from here?.
Note that \(\displaystyle x=rcos(t), \;\ y=rsin(t), \;\ r^{2}=x^{2}+y^{2}\) Can you finish from here?.