Principal radii of curvature of paraboloid
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For a paraboloid of revolution whose meridian is given by
$$y=frac{x^2}{a}$$
What is the principal radii of curvature $R_1$, $R_2$? Or what is their ratio?
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For a paraboloid of revolution whose meridian is given by
$$y=frac{x^2}{a}$$
What is the principal radii of curvature $R_1$, $R_2$? Or what is their ratio?
calculus
edited Dec 9 '18 at 4:32
dantopa
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asked Dec 9 '18 at 0:15
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For a paraboloid of revolution whose meridian is given by
$$y=frac{x^2}{a}$$
What is the principal radii of curvature $R_1$, $R_2$? Or what is their ratio?
calculus
edited Dec 9 '18 at 4:32
dantopa
6,44942142
asked Dec 9 '18 at 0:15
JoeJoe
61
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For a paraboloid of revolution whose meridian is given by
$$y=frac{x^2}{a}$$
What is the principal radii of curvature $R_1$, $R_2$? Or what is their ratio?
calculus
calculus
edited Dec 9 '18 at 4:32
dantopa
6,44942142
asked Dec 9 '18 at 0:15
JoeJoe
61
edited Dec 9 '18 at 4:32
dantopa
6,44942142
asked Dec 9 '18 at 0:15
JoeJoe
61
edited Dec 9 '18 at 4:32
dantopa
6,44942142
edited Dec 9 '18 at 4:32
dantopa
6,44942142
edited Dec 9 '18 at 4:32
dantopa
6,44942142
6,44942142
asked Dec 9 '18 at 0:15
JoeJoe
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asked Dec 9 '18 at 0:15
JoeJoe
61
asked Dec 9 '18 at 0:15
JoeJoe
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