University Calculus: Early Transcendentals (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 11 - Section 11.1 - Three-Dimensional Coordinate Systems - Exercises - Page 599: 14

Answer

A circle centered at the origin, radius $2$, in the plane $y=x$.

Work Step by Step

$x^{2}+y^{2}+z^{2}=4$ is a sphere centered at the origin, radius $2$. $y=x$ is a plane perpendicular to the xy-plane (contains the z axis). The intersection is a circle centered at the origin, radius $2$, in the plane $y=x$. See the image below.
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