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Multivariable CalculusSuperchallengePartial Derivatives & the Gradient

Partial Derivatives & the Gradient · Superchallenge problem

The sphere x2+y2+z2=9x^2 + y^2 + z^2 = 9 and the paraboloid z=x2+y2−3z = x^2 + y^2 - 3 meet in a circle (and one isolated point). At each point of that circle the two surfaces cross at the same angle θ\theta, the acute angle between their normal lines. Find cos⁡θ\cos\theta.