Can a Cone Have a Rectangular Cross Section?

James H. Sterling
James H. Sterling
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A Rectangular Pyramid Rectangular Pyramid in a Pyramid or Cone, the Apex Is the Vertex at the "Top" (Opposite the Base). in a Pyramid, the Vertex Is the Point...

Can a Cone Have a Rectangular Cross Section?

A rectangular pyramid

rectangular pyramid
In a pyramid or cone, the apex is the vertex at the "top" (opposite the base). In a pyramid, the vertex is the point that is part of all the lateral faces, or where all the lateral edges meet.
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sliced parallel to its base would result in a rectangular cross section. Correct! A slice of a cone cannot have right angles. ... A cross section of a cone sliced parallel to iits bases is a circle and a rectangle when sliced perpendicular to its bases.

What shapes have a rectangular cross section?

rectangular prism, triangular prism, cylinder, cone, square pyramid, triangular prism.

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What is the cross section of a cone?

The vertical cross-section of a cone is a triangle, and the horizontal cross-section is a circle. The vertical cross-section of a cylinder is a rectangle, and the horizontal cross-section is a circle.

James H. Sterling

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