Question

. When a cone is cut by a section plane, making the same angle with the axis, as do the generators, the intersection curve is

Answer 1

The intersection curve is a parabola.

• When we cut a cone with the help of a section plane,at different angles,then different two dimensional curves are produced which are known as the "conic sections".

• Now,the type of the conic section is dependent on the angle between the section plane and the vertical axis of the cone.

• If,the angle between the vertical axis and the section plane is equal to the angle between the vertical axis and the generators, then the parabola is produced.