A plane intersects a cone. The plane is perpendicular to the base of the cone. Which two dimensional figure is the cross section of the plane intersecting the cone?

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Icvader asked Oct 3, 2023

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A plane intersects a cone. The plane is perpendicular to the base of the cone. Which two dimensional figure is the cross section of the plane intersecting the cone?

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In order to see what is the two dimensional figure, let's sketch the plane intersecting the cone:

The intersection is the green figure, which is a triangle, therefore the correct option is 1.

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