An ellipsoid


   This figure shows an ellipsoid.  It is definitely not a surface of rotation;  indeed all three axes have different lengths.  Specifically, the ratios of the lengths of the three axes  (long:medium:short)  are  1:23:49.  The equation of this ellipsoid is:
 
x² + 2.25y² + 5.0625z² = 1.

Each of the black lines traced along the center of a yellow stripe is the intersection of the surface with one of the coordinate planes.  Each of those curves is an ellipse, as are all non-trivial planar cross-sections of the ellipsoid. 
 
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Prof. Joel Roberts
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