Question

If a right circular cone intersects a plane that passes through one of its nappes but the plane is not parallel to an edge of the cone the resulting curve will be:

parabola
circle
ellipse
hyperbola

Answer 1

after taking into account that the plane only intersecting with one nappe,
the edge of the cone of the resulting curve would be :
Parabola

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Answer 2

D) Hyperbola.

Explanation:

If a right circular cone intersects a plane that passes through one of its nappes, but the plane is not parallel to an edge of the cone, the resulting curve will be one arc of a hyperbola.

Therefore, the answer is Hyperpola.

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