Question: What are the characteristics of the plane used to create the circle?
Answer: The cut must be parallel to the bases of the cones. The slope must be 0.
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Question: What are the characteristics of the plane used to create the ellipse?
Answer: The slope should be between 0 and the slant of the cone (but not equal). The cut is neither parallel nor perpendicular to the base or sides of the cones.
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Question: What are the characteristics of the plane used create the hyperbola?
Answer: It can be perpendicular to the base of the cone, but it's not necessary. The slope should be greater than the slant of the cone.
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Question: What are the characteristics of the plane used to create the parabola?
Answer: The cut goes through one side of the cone and then out the base of that same cone. The slope of this cut is parallel to the side of the cone.
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Question: What are the characteristics of the plane used to create the circle? Answer: The cut must be parallel to the bases of the cones. The slope must be 0. ================================================== Question: What are the characteristics of the plane used to create the ellipse? Answer: The slope should be between 0 and the slant of the cone (but not equal). The cut is neither parallel nor perpendicular to the base or sides of the cones. ================================================== Question: What are the characteristics of the plane used create the hyperbola? Answer: It can be perpendicular to the base of the cone, but it's not necessary. The slope should be greater than the slant of the cone. ================================================== Question: What are the characteristics of the plane used to create the parabola? Answer: The cut goes through one side of the cone and then out the base of that same cone. The slope of this cut is parallel to the side of the cone. ==================================================