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Contours of z

No support for LM Objects
Explore: Local extrema appear as "blank" spots among concentric contours, the tops of elevations or bottoms of depressions.  No contour line may cross another.  Saddlepoints are located where contour lines appear to intersect.  Use the knife and rocket tools to investigate points of interest.
Experiment: Change the coefficient a = 1 to a = -1.  Comment on your observations.


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