alleryA plane cuts a right cylinder through two elements. What is the section?
ARectangle
BTriangle
CCircle
DHexagon
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Rectangle
1. A cylindric section by a plane containing two elements is a parallelogram.
2. For a right cylinder that parallelogram is a rectangle.
3. A circle needs a cut perpendicular to the axis.
_Source: Wikipedia, Cylinder, section Cylindric sections_
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