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The diagram shows a cone and its axis of rotation. Which type of cross section is formed when the cone is intersected by a plane containing the axis of rotation? A. a circle B. an isosceles triangle C. a parabola D. an oval

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Answer:

B. an isosceles triangle

Explanation:

As we know that

When a plane moves through the cone's axis of rotation, then the resulting cross-section is a triangle with one vertex as the cone's vertex and the triangle's two sides through the vertex A are identical.

Where the base of the triangle is equivalent to the circular base diameter of the cone, and the two congruent sides of the triangle are equivalent to the slant height of the cone

Hence, the correct option is B.

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