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4.6: The Cylinder

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In three-dimensional solid geometry the Equation

x2a2+y2b2=1

represents a cylinder of elliptical cross-section, whose axis coincides with the z-axis. The Equation to a cylinder with an axis in another position and with another orientation can be obtained by the usual processes of translation and rotation of axes (see Section 3.7).


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