Find the point on the sphere x2 + y2 * z2 :4 which is farthest from the point (1, -1, 1),?
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Explanation:
Above, I have drawn a picture of a sphere with center C, and a random point P. I have also drawn a line segment connecting P to a point Q on the circle. From P and Q, we can construct two more segments meeting at C forming a triangle. The length of QC and PC will be constant no matter what point Q we choose.
Therefore, to maximize d, we must choose the largest possible angle between the two other legs of the triangle, which is
The sphere given in the question is centered on the origin.
The point given has the same magnitude in each dimension.
|1| = |-1| = |1|
Since they must be co-linear, the desired farthest point must also have the same magnitude in each dimension. In other words;
We can therefore rewrite the function for our sphere as;
And solve for x.
Because the sphere is centered on the origin, we can assume that the sign for the x, y, and z values of this point will be opposite of those of point P. Our point is therefore,