University Calculus: Early Transcendentals (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 11 - Section 11.1 - Three-Dimensional Coordinate Systems - Exercises - Page 600: 50

Answer

Center: $(0,-\dfrac{1}{3},\dfrac{1}{3} )$ and radius: $\dfrac{4}{3}$

Work Step by Step

We know that the standard equation of a sphere is written as: $(x-x_0)^2+(y-y_0)^2+(z-z_0)^2=r^2$ ...(1) Here, $(x_0,y_0,z_0)$ represents the center and $r$ is the radius of the sphere. Since, we have $x^2+(y + \dfrac{1}{3})^2+(z -\dfrac{1}{3})^2=\dfrac{16}{9}$ or, $(x - 0)^2+(y -(-\dfrac{1}{3}))^2+(z - \dfrac{1}{3})^2=(\sqrt {\dfrac{16}{9}})^2$ or, $(x - 0)^2+(y -(-\dfrac{1}{3}))^2+(z - \dfrac{1}{3})^2=(\dfrac{4}{3})^2$ Compare the above equation with equation (1): Center: $(0,-\dfrac{1}{3},\dfrac{1}{3} )$ and radius: $\dfrac{4}{3}$
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