Custom Solid with Elliptical Cross Sections Parallel to yAxis
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This example demonstrates a solid where the cross sections parallel to the yAxis are ellipses, with the minor axis lying in the base. By adjusting the eccentricity of the cross-sectional ellipse, the shape of the sections can be observed to change. The construction uses commands such as Segment, Intersect, Line, Textfield, Sphere, CurveCartesian, Point, Conic, Eccentricity, and Surface in GeoGebra. Suitable for calculus education to help students understand the concept of cross sections in solid geometry.
GeoGebra Commands & Parameters
Segment(H, I) → s_1Midpoint(s_1) → A_1Segment(J, K) → q_1Midpoint(q_1) → ZMidpoint(s_1) → EMidpoint(q_1) → FIntersect(upper, h, (0, 6)) → BIntersect(lower, h, (0, -7)) → CSegment(C, B) → qIntersect(upper, q, (0, 6)) → GMidpoint(C, G) → TLine(B, D) → iSegment(C, B) → pTextfield(upper) → InputBox1Textfield(lower) → InputBox2Textfield(a) → InputBox3Textfield(b) → InputBox4Segment(C, G) → k_1Line(C, G) → jLine(T, T + (1, 0, 0)) → mLine(F_1, F_1 + (1, 0, 0)) → nLine(Z, Z + (1, 0, 0)) → fLine(D_1, D_1 + (1, 0, 0)) → gLine(T, T + (0, 0, 1)) → lSphere(T, Distance[G, T] / sqrt(1 - ecc^(2))) → cIntersect(l, c) → V, WCurveCartesian(x(C), y(T) + ((y(G) - y(T)) * cos(t)), ((z(W) - z(T)) * sin(t)), t, 0, (2 * pi)) → ePoint(e) → E_1Line(E, E + (0, 0, 1)) → rPoint(e) → G_1Conic(W, G_1, C, V, G) → sEccentricity(s) → kSphere(A_1, Distance[H, A_1] / sqrt(1 - ecc^(2))) → oIntersect(r, o) → J_1, K_1CurveCartesian(x(A_1), y(A_1) + ((y(H) - y(A_1)) * cos(t)), ((z(K_1) - z(A_1)) * sin(t)), t, 0, (2 * pi)) → tPoint(t) → L_1Conic(K_1, L_1, I, J_1, H) → c_1Line(F, F + (0, 0, 1)) → f_1Sphere(F, Distance[J, F] / sqrt(1 - ecc^(2))) → uIntersect(f_1, u) → M_1, N_1CurveCartesian(x(F), y(F) + ((y(J) - y(F)) * cos(t)), ((z(N_1) - z(F)) * sin(t)), t, 0, (2 * pi)) → vPoint(v) → O_1Conic(O_1, N_1, K, M_1, J) → d_1Surface(u, (0.5 * (upper(u) + lower(u))) + ((0.5 * (upper(u) - lower(u))) * cos(v)), ((0.5 * sin(v)) * (upper(u) - lower(u)) / sqrt(1 - ecc^(2))), u, a, b, v, 0, (2 * pi)) → w
AI Drawing Prompt Reference
Draw a solid where the cross sections parallel to the yAxis are ellipses, with the minor axis lying in the base. Adjust the eccentricity to observe changes in the cross-sectional shape. The solid is composed of intersecting line segments, points, and spheres, with spheres intersecting ellipses to generate curves. These curves are then combined with other geometric objects to form the complex surface. Start by drawing the ellipses for the base and top, then generate curves from sphere intersections, and finally combine all elements to create the solid surface.
The prompt above was compiled from the original drawing commands and is for reference only.