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A plane passes through the cone's vertex with alpha < beta <= 90 degrees. The section is

AA single line
BA full circle
CA pair of lines
DA single point
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. A single point
A plane through the vertex that is steeper than the generators touches the cone only at the vertex, giving a single point.
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