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Describe different ways in which a plane might intersect the cylinder, and the cross section that results
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Describe different ways in which a plane might intersect the cylinder, and the cross section that results

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If it is perpendicular to the axis, then a circle. If it is at an angle to the axis, then an ellipse. If it is parallel to the axis, then two parallel lines. Those are the only 3 cases that I can think of. hope this helps
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