Traces of a Surface: Review and Example on an Ellipsoid whose Traces are Ellipses

In this video I review traces of a surface, which are curves of intersection of a surface with planes parallel to the coordinate (x, y, z) planes. They are obtained by setting x, y, or z to a constant k and then obtaining a 2D equation. They are useful for determining the shape of a 3D surface, especially for basic surfaces whose cross sections are simple conic sections. I illustrate this with an ellipsoid, which has vertical and horizontal traces being ellipses.

Timestamps:

• Question 18: Traces of a Surface: 0:00
• Solution: Traces are curves of intersection of a surface with planes parallel to coordinate planes: 0:08
• Ellipsoid has vertical and horizontal ellipses as traces: 0:25
• Traces of ellipsoid obtained by setting x, y, z to a constant k separately: 1:24
  • Setting z = k obtains a horizontal ellipse: 1:40
• Recap on parabolas, ellipses, hyperbolas, and circles: 2:58
  • Setting x = k obtains a vertical ellipse: 3:49
  • Setting y = k obtains a vertical ellipse: 5:10
• Right side of trace equation can't equal to zero for an ellipse, get trivial case at endpoints of surface: 5:42

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