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A plane parallel to a generator of the cone (beta = alpha) gives a

ACircle
BParabola
CHyperbola
DEllipse
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Parabola
Making the plane parallel to a generator, so beta equals alpha, yields the open curve called a parabola.
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