(c) Compute the distance in AU between the points (x,0) = (1.24,0) and (1.24, 7)

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Chapter11: Topics From Analytic Geometry
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"Prolate spheroidal coordinates" are a set of coordinates for flat three dimensional Euclidean space. They
are:
I = Rsinh x sin 0 cos ,
y = Rsinh x sin 0 sin ø ,
z = Rcosh x cos 0,
where we fix R to have dimensions of length and take R = 1 AU (AU=astronomical unit). Consider the
plane y = dy = ¢ = 0.
(a) Find the transformation matrix dr"/az" relating the a, z coordinates to the x, 0 coordinates?
(b) Write the line element, ds in x,0 coordinates.
Give numerical answers for (a) and (b) at the point 0 = 2.1, x= 3.4.
Transcribed Image Text:"Prolate spheroidal coordinates" are a set of coordinates for flat three dimensional Euclidean space. They are: I = Rsinh x sin 0 cos , y = Rsinh x sin 0 sin ø , z = Rcosh x cos 0, where we fix R to have dimensions of length and take R = 1 AU (AU=astronomical unit). Consider the plane y = dy = ¢ = 0. (a) Find the transformation matrix dr"/az" relating the a, z coordinates to the x, 0 coordinates? (b) Write the line element, ds in x,0 coordinates. Give numerical answers for (a) and (b) at the point 0 = 2.1, x= 3.4.
(c) Compute the distance in AU between the points (x,0) = (1.24,0) and (1.24, 7)
Transcribed Image Text:(c) Compute the distance in AU between the points (x,0) = (1.24,0) and (1.24, 7)
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