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Given a right circular cone a plane that intersects the cone (not at the vertex) and is parallel to its edge will always result in a parabola regardless of the shape of the cone true or false

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Answer:

True

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Answer:

The given statement is a correct statement i.e. TRUE.

Explanation:

We know that when a right circular cone is intersected by a plane parallel to it's edge and not passing through the vertex then the cross-section that is formed on this slicing will be a parabola.

Also, a circle is formed when the slicing is done parallel to the base.

This slicing could also be seen with the help of the figure attached to the answer.

Given a right circular cone a plane that intersects the cone (not at the vertex) and-example-1
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