Figure 8.20 shows contours for the function z = f(x, y). Is z an increasing or a decreasing function of x? Is z an increasing or a decreasing function of y? 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 x y Figure 8.20
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The cornea is the front surface of the eye. Corneal specialists use a TMS, or Topographical Modeling System, to produce a map of the curvature of the eyes surface. A computer analyzes light reflected off the eye and draws level curves joining points of constant curvature. The regions between these curves are colored different colors. The first two pictures in Figure 8.31 are crosssections of eyes with constant curvature, the smaller being about 38 units and the larger about 50 units. For contrast, the third eye has varying curvature. (a) Describe in words how the TMS map of an eye of constant curvature will look. (b) Draw the TMS map of an eye with the cross-section in Figure 8.32. Assume the eye is circular when viewed from the front, and the cross-section is the same in every direction. Put reasonable numeric labels on your level curves. Large curvature Small curvature Small (or zero) curvature Large curvature Figure 8.31: Pictures of eyes with different curvature Figure 8.32
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The first step in solving 8.2 problem number 29 trying to solve the problem we have to refer to the textbook question: The cornea is the front surface of the eye. Corneal specialists use a TMS, or Topographical Modeling System, to produce a map of the curvature of the eyes surface. A computer analyzes light reflected off the eye and draws level curves joining points of constant curvature. The regions between these curves are colored different colors. The first two pictures in Figure 8.31 are crosssections of eyes with constant curvature, the smaller being about 38 units and the larger about 50 units. For contrast, the third eye has varying curvature. (a) Describe in words how the TMS map of an eye of constant curvature will look. (b) Draw the TMS map of an eye with the cross-section in Figure 8.32. Assume the eye is circular when viewed from the front, and the cross-section is the same in every direction. Put reasonable numeric labels on your level curves. Large curvature Small curvature Small (or zero) curvature Large curvature Figure 8.31: Pictures of eyes with different curvature Figure 8.32
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