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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, \[k = \sqrt {{x^2} + {y^2}} \hspace{0.25in}\hspace{0.25in} \Rightarrow \hspace{0.25in}\hspace{0.25in}{x^2} + {y^2} = {k^2}\]
15.5.4 The Gradient and Level Curves. Theorem 15.11 states that in any direction orthogonal to the gradient. ∇f(a,b) , the function. f. does not change at. (a,b) Recall from Section 15.1 that the curve. f(x,y)=.
Level curves. 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.
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 · Example \(\PageIndex{3}\): Drawing Level Curves. Let \(f(x,y) = \sqrt{1-\frac{x^2}9-\frac{y^2}4}\). Find the level curves of \(f\) for \(c=0\), \(0.2\), \(0.4\), \(0.6\), \(0.8\) and \(1\). Solution. Consider first \(c=0\). The level curve for \(c=0\) is the set of all points \((x,y)\) such that \(0=\sqrt{1-\frac{x^2}9-\frac{y^2}4}\).
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A level curve of \(f(x,y)\) is a curve on the domain that satisfies \(f(x,y) = k\). It can be viewed as the intersection of the surface \(z = f(x,y)\) and the horizontal plane \(z = k\) projected onto the domain. The following diagrams shows how the level curves \[f(x,y) = \dfrac{1}{\sqrt{1-x^2-y^2}} = k\] changes as \(k\) changes.
