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Can a Cone Have a Rectangular Cross Section?
Can a Cone Have a Rectangular Cross Section?
James H. Sterling••6 min read
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.
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.
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.
