Let S be the hyperboloid with cartesian equation
\(4{x^2} - 4y{}^2 - {z^2} = 4\)
To find a parametric representation of the part of this surface that is in front of the yz plane, we first solve for the variable x. We have:
\({x^2} = 1 + {y^2} + \frac{1}{4}{z^2}\)
Then, taking square roots in both sides we have
\(x = \pm \sqrt {1 + {y^2} + \frac{1}{4}{z^2}} \)
As we are interested in the part of the hyperboloid in front of the yz plane, i.e., in the region \(x \ge 0\) we choose in the above equation the positive sign of the square root. Hence, the equation for the given part of the hyperboloid is:
\(x = \sqrt {1 + {y^2} + \frac{1}{4}{z^2}} \)