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Re: visualizing a maximum in the intersection between two surfaces

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  • From: Dusko Cakara <dusko.cakara at gmail.com>
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Dear Bob,
What you posted as the alternative method is exactly what I was looking for
(I particularly like you manipulation with Exclusions), but the first one
is absolutely sleek! Thanks a lot!
Best regards
Dusko

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On Sun, Jun 9, 2013 at 4:42 PM, Bob Hanlon <hanlonr357 at gmail.com> wrote:

> An alternate method
>
>
> Show[
>  ContourPlot3D[Tooltip[x + y == 1],
>   {x, 0, 1}, {y, 0, 1}, {z, 0, 1/2},
>   ContourStyle -> Opacity[.7],
>   MeshStyle -> Gray],
>  Plot3D[Tooltip[x*y], {x, 0, 1}, {y, 0, 1},
>   PlotStyle -> Opacity[.7],
>   Exclusions -> {x == 1/2, y == 1/2, x + y == 1},
>   ExclusionsStyle ->
>    Directive[Opacity[1], Black, Thick],
>   MeshStyle -> Gray,
>   PlotPoints -> 100]]
>
>
>
> Bob Hanlon
>
>
>
>
> On Sat, Jun 8, 2013 at 2:34 AM, <dusko.cakara at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>> can somebody please help:
>> I want to visualize that for x+y=1, maximum x*y occurs when y=0.5 and
>> x=0.5.
>>
>> Graphically, this can be visualized as the maximum of the projection
>> curve of the x+y=1 line in the x-y plane, at the x*y surface. Equivalently,
>> we can look for the maximum in the intersection curve between the surface
>> x*y and the surface peripendicular to the x-y plane with the base x+y=1.
>>
>> Can I plot this in a simple manner?
>>
>> Thanks in advance!
>> Dusko
>>
>>
>


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