<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 9/25/05, <b class="gmail_sendername"><a href="mailto:MLuque5130@aol.com">MLuque5130@aol.com</a></b> <<a href="mailto:MLuque5130@aol.com">MLuque5130@aol.com</a>> wrote:</span>
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<div>>Now instead of a sphere,<br>>I would like to plot the circular
paraboloid f(x,y) = x^2 + y^2, clipped (bounded) by the plane >z = 1,
which resembles a bowl, close to a semi-sphere.<br></div>
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</font></font><div><font color="#000000" face="Arial" size="2"><font color="#000000" face="Arial" size="2">I do not know if it can help you: here is how to draw a paraboloïd. It is
only an essay which it is necessary to improve. It will be maybe the beginning
of solution to resolve your problem?</font></font></div></blockquote><div><br>
Wow! Thanks for the wonderful examples. As for the definition,<br>
that's a lot to chew on before I can fiddle with it. You gave more than <br>
I hoped for.<br>
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geotal<br>
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[3d definition and examples of paraboloids with hidden surface removal deleted]<br>
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