a. Express the area A of the cross-section cut from the ellipsoid by the plane z =

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a. Express the area A of the cross-section cut from the ellipsoidimage


by the plane z = c as a function of c.


b. Use slices perpendicular to the z-axis to find the volume of the ellipsoid in part (a).


c. Now find the volume of the ellipsoidimage


Does your formula give the volume of a sphere of radius a if a = b = c?

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Thomas Calculus Early Transcendentals

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13th Edition

Authors: Joel R Hass, Christopher E Heil, Maurice D Weir

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