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Identify the 2-dimensional shape created from a diagonal cross section of a cone​

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Answer:

It's Ellipse, which is a oval.

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Answer:

An ellipse

Explanation:

Take a cone and make a diagonal cut through it, removing a very thin slice. The result is an ellipse.

a /\

/ \

/ \ b

/ \

Make a straight line from a to b, it will make an elliptical shape. If we cut perfectly horizontally, we would get a circle, when we angle the cut of our cross section, the shape gets more and more elliptical depending on the angle of the cut

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