Cone

This is similar to the paraboloid in many respects. Consider

[Graphics:../Images/index_gr_31.gif]

and notice again that the cross sections perpendicular to the z-axis are ellipses. (Notice that we could get by with two constants rather than three.) If [Graphics:../Images/index_gr_32.gif], then we have

[Graphics:../Images/index_gr_33.gif],

and we can use

[Graphics:../Images/index_gr_34.gif],
[Graphics:../Images/index_gr_35.gif].

[Graphics:../Images/index_gr_36.gif]
[Graphics:../Images/index_gr_37.gif]

[Graphics:../Images/index_gr_38.gif]

[Graphics:../Images/index_gr_39.gif]


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