University Calculus: Early Transcendentals (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 11 - Section 11.1 - Three-Dimensional Coordinate Systems - Exercises - Page 599: 13

Answer

An ellipse in the plane $y=z$.

Work Step by Step

$x^{2}+y^{2}=4$ is a cylinder with the z-axis as its axis. $z=y$ is a plane inclined towards the xy-plane at an angle of $45^{\circ}$. The intersection is an ellipse in the plane $y=z$ (a cross section of an upright cylinder). See the image below.
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