Exercise · ZW-QUADRIC-SURFACE-004 · ★☆☆ Basic

Classify \(x^2+y^2-z^2=1\).

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  • D. Hyperboloid of one sheet

Explanation

The traces \(z=k\) are circles \(x^2+y^2=1+k^2\) that exist for every \(k\): the surface is connected, a hyperboloid of one sheet.

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A quadric surface is the set of points \((x,y,z)\) in space that satisfy a second-degree equation in \(x\), \(y\), \(z\) with real coefficients \(A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I,J\).

\[Ax^2+By^2+Cz^2+Dxy+Exz+Fyz+Gx+Hy+Iz+J=0\]

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