Chapter 16 Vector Calculus 16.6 Parametric Surfaces and their
Areas 1 Objectives: Understand the various types of parametric
surfaces. Compute the area using vector functions.
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Vector Calculus So far, we have considered special types of
surfaces: Cylinders Quadric surfaces Graphs of functions of two
variables Level surfaces of functions of three variables 16.6
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Vector Calculus Here, we use vector functions to describe more
general surfaces, called parametric surfaces, and compute their
areas. Then, we take the general surface area formula and see how
it applies to special surfaces. 16.6 Parametric Surfaces and their
Areas3
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Introduction We describe a space curve by a vector function
r(t) of a single parameter t. Similarly, we can describe a surface
by a vector function r(u, v) of two parameters u and v. 16.6
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Equation 1 We suppose that r(u, v) = x(u, v) i + y(u, v) j + z
(u, v) k is a vector-valued function defined on a region D in the
uv -plane. 16.6 Parametric Surfaces and their Areas5
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Equation 2 The set of all points (x, y, z) in 3 such that x =
x(u, v) y = y(u, v) z = z(u, v) and (u, v) varies throughout D, is
called a parametric surface S. Equations 2 are called parametric
equations of S. 16.6 Parametric Surfaces and their Areas6
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Example 1 pg. 1132 #2 Determine whether the points P and Q lie
on the given surface. 16.6 Parametric Surfaces and their
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Parametric Surfaces Each choice of u and v gives a point on S.
By making all choices, we get all of S. In other words, the surface
S is traced out by the tip of the position vector r(u, v) as (u, v)
moves throughout the region D. 16.6 Parametric Surfaces and their
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Example 2 pg. 1132 # 5 Indentify the surface with the given
vector equation. 16.6 Parametric Surfaces and their Areas9
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Example 3 pg. 1132 Match the equations with the graphs labeled
I VI and give reasons for your answers. 16.6 Parametric Surfaces
and their Areas10
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Parametric Representation In Example 1 we were given a vector
equation and asked to graph the corresponding parametric surface.
In the following examples, however, we are given the more
challenging problem of finding a vector function to represent a
given surface. In the rest of the chapter, we will often need to do
exactly that. 16.6 Parametric Surfaces and their Areas11
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Example 4 Find a parametric representation of the sphere x 2 +
y 2 + z 2 = a 2 16.6 Parametric Surfaces and their Areas12
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Applications Computer Graphics One of the uses of parametric
surfaces is in computer graphics. The figure shows the result of
trying to graph the sphere x 2 + y 2 + z 2 = 1 by: Solving the
equation for z. Graphing the top and bottom hemispheres separately.
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Computer Graphics Part of the sphere appears to be missing
because of the rectangular grid system used by the computer. 16.6
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Computer Graphics The much better picture here was produced by
a computer using the parametric equations found in the example 2.
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Parameters In general, a surface given as the graph of a
function of x and y an equation of the form z = f(x, y) can always
be regarded as a parametric surface by: Taking x and y as
parameters. Writing the parametric equations as x = x y = y z =
f(x, y) 16.6 Parametric Surfaces and their Areas16
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Example 5 Find a parametric representation for the surface.
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Tangent Planes We now find the tangent plane to a parametric
surface S traced out by a vector function r(u, v) = x(u, v) i +
y(u, v) j + z(u, v) k at a point P 0 with position vector r(u 0, v
0 ). 16.6 Parametric Surfaces and their Areas18
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Tangent Planes Keeping u constant by putting u = u 0, r(u 0, v)
becomes a vector function of the single parameter v and defines a
grid curve C 1 lying on S. 16.6 Parametric Surfaces and their
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Tangent Planes Equation 4 The tangent vector to C 1 at P 0 is
obtained by taking the partial derivative of r with respect to v :
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Tangent Planes Similarly, keeping v constant by putting v = v
0, we get a grid curve C 2 given by r(u, v 0 ) that lies on S. Its
tangent vector at P 0 is: 16.6 Parametric Surfaces and their
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Smooth Surface If r u x r v is not 0, then the surface is
called smooth (it has no corners). For a smooth surface, the
tangent plane is the plane that contains the tangent vectors r u
and r v, and the vector r u x r v is a normal vector to the tangent
plane. 16.6 Parametric Surfaces and their Areas22
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Example 6 Find an equation of the tangent plane to the given
parametric surface at the specified point.. 16.6 Parametric
Surfaces and their Areas23
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Definition 6 Surface Area Suppose a smooth parametric surface S
is: Given by the equation : r(u, v) = x(u, v) i + y(u, v) j + z(u,
v) k (u, v) D Covered just once as (u, v) ranges throughout the
parameter domain D. 16.6 Parametric Surfaces and their Areas24
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Definition 6 continued Then, the surface area of S is where:
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Surface Area of the Graph of a Function Now, consider the
special case of a surface S with equation z = f(x, y), where (x, y)
lies in D and f has continuous partial derivatives. Here, we take x
and y as parameters. The parametric equations are: x = x y = y z =
f(x, y) 16.6 Parametric Surfaces and their Areas26
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Surface Area of the Graph of a Function Then, the surface area
formula in Definition 6 becomes: (this is formula 9) 16.6
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Example 7 Find the area of the surface. 16.6 Parametric
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Example 8 pg. 1133 Find the area of the surface. 16.6
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