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Right circular cone with vertex (1,1,1), semi-vertical 30°
Find the equation of a right circular cone with vertex (1,1,1) and axis is the line (x−1)/1 = (y−1)/2 = (z−1)/3 and semi vertical angle 30°.
Given. Vertex V(1, 1, 1), axis (x − 1)/1 = (y − 1)/2 = (z − 1)/3, semi-vertical angle α = 30°.
Condition
For a point P(x, y, z) on the cone, the line VP makes angle α with the axis. Write X = x − 1, Y = y − 1, Z = z − 1, so VP = (X, Y, Z), and the axis direction is (1, 2, 3) with length √14.
cos α = (X + 2Y + 3Z) / ( √14 · √(X² + Y² + Z²) )
(X + 2Y + 3Z)² = 14 cos²α (X² + Y² + Z²)
With α = 30°, cos²α = 3/4, so 14 cos²α = 21/2:
2(X + 2Y + 3Z)² = 21 (X² + Y² + Z²)
Expand
(X + 2Y + 3Z)² = X² + 4Y² + 9Z² + 4XY + 12YZ + 6ZX.
2X² + 8Y² + 18Z² + 8XY + 24YZ + 12ZX = 21X² + 21Y² + 21Z²
19X² + 13Y² + 3Z² − 8XY − 24YZ − 12ZX = 0
In terms of x, y, z
Replace X, Y, Z by x − 1, y − 1, z − 1 and expand:
19x² + 13y² + 3z² − 8xy − 24yz − 12zx − 18x + 6y + 30z − 9 = 0
Check: the vertex (1, 1, 1) gives 19 + 13 + 3 − 8 − 24 − 12 − 18 + 6 + 30 − 9 = 0 ✓.
✓ Answer checked by Claude Opus 5.5 (high effort)
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