Final answer:
The given equation represents the temperature at any point on a flat plate. To draw a contour map of the isotherms, we can choose different values for T and solve for (x, y). Each value of T will represent a different contour line.
Step-by-step explanation:
The given equation is z = T(x,y) =
re at any point on a flat plate in the xy plane. To draw a contour map of the isotherms, we can choose different values for T and solve for (x, y). Each value of T will represent a different contour line.
For example, let's say we choose T = 0, then we have 0 =
get
ion of a circle centered at (0, 0) with radius sqrt(4) = 2.
Similarly, we can choose other values of T and solve for (x, y) to obtain other contour lines on the plate.