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- Given a function f(x,y), the set f(x,y) = c = const is called a contour curve or level curve of f. For example, for f(x,y) = 4x2 + 3y2 the level curves f = c are ellipses if c > 0. Level curves allow to visualize functions of two variables f(x,y).
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A graph of the various level curves of a function is called a contour map. Example: Making a Contour Map Given the function [latex]f\,(x,\ y)=\sqrt{8+8x-4y-4x^{2}-y^{2}}[/latex], find the level curve corresponding to [latex]c=0[/latex].
Nov 16, 2022 · The level curves (or contour curves) for this surface are given by the equation are found by substituting \(z = k\). In the case of our example this is, \[k = \sqrt {{x^2} + {y^2}} \hspace{0.25in}\hspace{0.25in} \Rightarrow \hspace{0.25in}\hspace{0.25in}{x^2} + {y^2} = {k^2}\]
One way to collapse the graph of a scalar-valued function of two variables into a two-dimensional plot is through level curves. A level curve of a function $f(x,y)$ is the curve of points $(x,y)$ where $f(x,y)$ is some constant value. A level curve is simply a cross section of the graph of $z=f(x,y)$ taken at a constant value, say $z=c$. A ...
Jan 28, 2022 · Level Curves and Surfaces. Often the reason you are interested in a surface in 3d is that it is the graph \(z=f(x,y)\) of a function of two variables \(f(x,y)\text{.}\) Another good way to visualize the behaviour of a function \(f(x,y)\) is to sketch what are called its level curves.
Example 1. Let $f(x,y) = x^2-y^2$. We will study the level curves $c=x^2-y^2$. First, look at the case $c=0$. The level curve equation $x^2-y^2=0$ factors to $(x-y)(x+y)=0$. This equation is satisfied if either $y=x$ or $y=-x$. Both these are equations for lines, so the level curve for $c=0$ is two lines.
Dec 29, 2020 · Given a function \(z=f(x,y)\), we can draw a "topographical map'' of \(f\) by drawing level curves (or, contour lines). A level curve at \(z=c\) is a curve in the \(x\)-\(y\) plane such that for all points \((x,y)\) on the curve, \(f(x,y) = c\).
Sep 29, 2023 · Topographical maps can be used to create a three-dimensional surface from the two-dimensional contours or level curves. For example, level curves of the distance function defined by \(f(x,y) = \frac{x^2 \sin(2y)}{32}\) plotted in the \(xy\)-plane are shown at left in Figure \(\PageIndex{8}\).
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