Outward normal to a sphere Show that | tu x tv | = a2 sin u for a sphere of radius a defined parametrically by r(u, v) = ⟨a sin u cos v, a sin u sin v, a cos u⟩ , where 0 ≤ u ≤ π and 0 ≤ v ≤ 2π.

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Outward normal to a sphere Show that | tu x tv | = a2 sin u for a sphere of radius a defined parametrically by r(u, v) = ⟨a sin u cos v, a sin u sin v, a cos u⟩ , where 0 ≤ uπ and 0 ≤ v ≤ 2π.

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Given: ru, v=a sinu cosv, a sinu sinv, a cosu

To show: tu×tv=a2sinu

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