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Cross-Sections and Conic Sections

Cross-sections refer to the plane regions resulting from planar cuts through
3-D objects.

Some Cross-Sections of Cubes

Cutting a cube Cutting a cube Cutting an Cutting a corner


horizontally from one edge edge off a off a cube
or vertically to another cube produces produces a
parallel to any produces a a rectangular triangular cross-
face produces rectangular cross-section. section.
a square cross- cross-section.
section.

There are many other resulting cross sections of a cube, such as trapezoids
and hexagons.

Some Cross-Sections of Cylinders

Cutting a cylinder Cutting a cylinder Cutting a cylinder


horizontally produces obliquely produces vertically produces a
a circular cross- an elliptical (oval) rectangular cross-
section. cross-section. section.

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Cross-Sections and Conic Sections

Cross-Sections of Cones (Conic Sections)

Cutting a cone Cutting a cone Cutting a cone


horizontally produces obliquely produces vertically through the
a circular cross- an elliptical (oval) center produces an
section. cross-section. isosceles triangular
cross-section.

Cutting a cone
vertically but not Cutting a cone
through the center diagonally and parallel
produces half a to line l on its curved
hyperbola cross- surface produces a
section. parabola cross-section.

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