

So the paraboloid is given by

which holds for

, i.e. when

and

.
To make sure this is correct, plug in

and

to find out the value of

, and see if these points are on the paraboloid.




Both of these hold, so the answer is correct.
First find the area of each wall. This is length*width which would be 12*8.5=102. There are four walls in the room because it’s a square so that would be 102*4=408. So the total area you need to paint is 408ft one gallon will cover 75ft so 408/75=5.44 gallons of paint.
Answer: 11
Step-by-step explanation: plug in 4 for x
3(4) - 1 = 12 - 1 = 11