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The Elliptic Cone

The Elliptic Cone

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This surface intersects a horizontal plane z = z0 in an ellipse, and the vertical planes x = 0 and v = 0 in two intersecting lines (Figure 11.1.7).

 

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Figure 11.1.7


Last Update: 2006-11-17