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If a right circular cone is intersected by a plane that goes through both napped of the cone but not through the vertex, as in the picture below, what shape is produced?

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Answer:

hyperbola

Explanation:

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Answer:

F. Hyperbola

Explanation:

In each napped, you'll have a parabola, combined they form an hyperbola.

It's one of the various shapes that can be produced by a plane intercepting a right circular cone, as you can see in the attached picture.

Each plane intersection is different, based on the angle and the position it passes through.

I hope that helps.

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