TYPES OF CURVES - Practice Mode

1) What is the shape of surface if a right circular cone is cut by a plane perpendicular to the axis?
Correct Answer: Circle
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2) What is the shape of surface if a right circular cone is cut by a plane making greater angle with axis, more than half of the included angle of the cone?
Correct Answer: Ellipse
3) What is the shape of surface if a right circular cone is cut by a plane making the same angle with the axis is parallel to the slant line?
Correct Answer: Parabola
4) What is the shape of surface if a right circular cone is cut by a plane making a smaller angle with the axis, (i.e the plane is not parallel to the slant lined passes through the base)?
Correct Answer: Hyperbola
5) Which is a practical application of involutes curve?
Correct Answer: Gear tooth profile