Oct 9, 2007

Math Question 12.1.17

Show that the equation represents a sphere and find its center and radius:
x2 + y2 + z2 = x + y + z
0 = x + y + z - x2 - y2 - z2
0 = x - x2 + y - y2 + z - z2
-.75 = (-x2 + x - .75) + (-y2 + y - .75) + (-z2 + z - .75)
-.75 = (x*i - i/2)2 + (y*i - i/2)2 + (z*i - i/2)2

OMG what? Hypersphere? I have no way of parsing this answer. The algebra checks out.