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Get ready for AP® Calculus

Course: Get ready for AP® Calculus > Unit 7

Lesson 7: 2D vs. 3D objects
Math
Get ready for AP® Calculus
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2D vs. 3D objects
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Cross sections of 3D objects

CCSS.Math: HSG.GMD.B.4
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Problem

Here is a right cone:
A right cone.
What is the one shape of cross-section we could create by slicing the cone parallel to its base?
Choose 1 answer:
Stuck?
Stuck?