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Familiarize yourself with parametric representations of important surfaces by deriving a representation, by finding the parameter curves (curves u=const and v=const) of the surface and a normal vector N=ru*rv of the surface. Show the details of your work. Elliptic cylinder r(u, v)=[a cos v, b sin v, u]

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Recall, a parametric representation\textbf{parametric representation} of a surface SS in space is

r(u,v)=[x(u,v),y(u,v),z(u,v)]=x(u,v)i+y(u,v)j+z(u,v)kr(u,v)=[x(u,v),y(u,v),z(u,v)]=x(u,v)\mathbf{i}+y(u,v)\mathbf{j}+z(u,v)\mathbf{k}

Therefore, for our example:

x=acosv,y=bsinvandz=ux=a\cos v, \quad \quad \quad \quad y=b\sin v \quad \quad \text{and} \quad \quad z=u

This is parametric representation of an elliptic cylinder. The base is an elipse with semi-major axis aa and semi-minor axis bb with uu being the height of the cylinder. vv is the angle θ\theta.

Consequently,

x2a2+y2b2=1,z=u\dfrac{x^2}{a^2}+\dfrac{y^2}{b^2}=1,\quad \quad z=u

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