SOLUTION: Identify an axis of revolution and generating conic of the surface 4x^2 + 25y^2 + 4z^2 = 100. Does this conic also generate x^2/2 + y^2/25 + z^2/4 =1? give reasons for your answer.

Question 1111543: Identify an axis of revolution and generating conic of the surface 4x^2 + 25y^2 + 4z^2 = 100. Does this conic also generate x^2/2 + y^2/25 + z^2/4 =1? give reasons for your answer.
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Identify an axis of revolution and generating conic of the surface 4x^2 + 25y^2 + 4z^2 = 100.
The y-axis is the axis or rotation - the x & z coefficients are equal.
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Does this conic also generate x^2/2 + y^2/25 + z^2/4 =1?
IDK what you mean by that, but the 3 coefficients are different.

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