Finding $z(x,y)$ from $z(x,\text{constant})$ and $z(\text{constant},y)$

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I asked this question earlier, but I got no answer, maybe due to my bad English and bad explanation. Now, trying to ask in a different way, hope you can help me:

In a surface, the form of $z(x,y=\text{constant)}$ is known, say (For Example: $z=ax+b$, where $a$ and $b$ depend on the constant $y$).

Also, the form of $z(x=\text{constant},y)$ is known, say (For Example: $z=cy^2+d$, where $c$ and $d$ depend on the constant $x$).

How to find the from of $z(x,y)$ where both $x$ and $y$ are variables?

See the illustration:

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For a fixed $y$, the relation between $x$ and $z$ is $z=ax+b$ (Green straight line).

And for a fixed $x$, the relation between $y$ and $z$ is $z=cy^2+d$ (Red parabola).

Is the form $z(x,y)=\sqrt{c_1x+c_2y^2+c_3xy+c_4}$? [This is not my actual problem].


My actual forms of $z(x,y=\text{constant})$ and $z(x=\text{constant},y)$ are much more complicated than a straight line and a parabola, but to make my problem easier to understand, I chose this example.


To summarize my problem; Knowing the form of $z(x,y=\text{constant})$ and the form of $z(x=\text{constant},y)$, how to find the form of $z(x,y)$ where both $x$ and $y$ are variables?

Any general/procedural way for any two known forms?


Your help would be appreciated. THANKS!

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The simplest form could be $$z=c y^2+d \qquad \text{with} \qquad c=c_0+c_1x \quad \text{and}\quad d=d_0+d_1x$$ which would make $$z=(c_1 y^2+d_1)x + (c_0 y^2+d_0)$$ $$z=(c_0+c_1x) y^2+(d_1x+d_0)$$