Provide an appropriate response.
-What form do planes perpendicular to the y-axis have in cylindrical coordinates?
A) $r = a \csc \theta$
B) $r = a \sin \theta$
C) $r = a \cos \theta$
D) $r = a \sec \theta$

Question

Provide an appropriate response.
-What form do planes perpendicular to the y-axis have in cylindrical coordinates? 
A) $r = a \csc \theta$
B) $r = a \sin \theta$
C) $r = a \cos \theta$
D) $r = a \sec \theta$

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Planes perpendicular to the y-axis are parallel to the xz-plane, which is given by the equation $z = 0$. In cylindrical coordinates, the equation of a plane parallel to the xz-plane is $r = a$, where $a$ is a constant.

Provide an Appropriate Response r=acsc⁡θr = a \csc \thetar=acscθ B) r=asin⁡θr = a \sin \thetar=asinθ

Provide an Appropriate Response $r = a \csc \theta$ B) $r = a \sin \theta$