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I'm having issues with the following problem.

Let $a$ be a positive real number. A spacecurve $K_{a}$ in the $(x,z)$-plane is given by

$$s(u)=(a\sin(u)\cos(u),0,\cos(u)),\ \ u\in[0,\frac{\pi}{2}]$$.

Determine the parametrization of the surface $F$ in the $(x,z)$-plane that is bounded by $K_{\frac{1}{2}}$ and $K_{1}$.

I've struggled with this parametrization for quite a bit now and I can't seem to get it working... My attempt was the following

$$r(u,v)=(0.5\sin(u)\cos(u),0,v\sin(u)\cos(u)),\ \ u\in[0,\frac{\pi}{2}],v\in[0,1]$$

Any help is highly appreciated!

James
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  • why not $r(u,v)=(v\sin(u)\cos(u),0,\cos(u)), u\in[0\frac{\pi}{2}, v\in[0.5,1]$ ? – stity Mar 14 '18 at 10:28
  • Wow... That is exactly the one thing I didn't try... Thanks man, that is the right parametrization! – James Mar 15 '18 at 20:28

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