Question

Name the conic section formed when a plane cuts a right circular cone parallel to its base.

Answer 1

Answer:

option 1.

circle

Step-by-step explanation:

A section is formed when a solid shape is sliced into two. A conic section is therefore formed when a cone, is sliced into two.

What determines the shape of the section now, is the angle at which the cone was sliced.

Normally, the base of a cone is a circle.  If we slice a cone using a straight line, which runs parallel to its base, we will still get another perfect cone, but with a smaller height.

If we look at the flat portion of the cone after it has been sliced, we will see that the cross-section is a circle.