Elements of a Cone

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What is the base of a cone?

The base of a cone is a circular disc at the bottom of the cone.

What is the vertex of a cone?

The vertex of a cone is the point where the sides of the cone converge.

What are the slant heights in a cone?

Slant heights are the lines drawn from the vertex to any point on the base's circumference.

How is the axis of a cone defined?

The axis of a cone is the straight line passing through the vertex and the center of the base.

What is the generatrix of a cone?

The generatrix is a line that moves to generate the lateral surface of the cone.


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1. What is the base of a cone?

A line joining the vertex and the center of the base.

The portion joining the vertex and any point along the height.

A point where three planes meet.

A circular disc at the bottom of the cone.

2. What is the vertex of a cone?

The point where the sides of the cone converge.

A line that extends from the base to the top surface.

The entire curved surface of the cone.

A circular area at the bottom.

3. What are the slant heights in a cone?

The diameter of the base.

The vertical distance from base to vertex.

The horizontal line across the base.

Lines drawn from the vertex to any point on the base's circumference.

4. How is the axis of a cone defined?

The straight line passing through the vertex and the center of the base.

The perimeter line of the base.

A curve on the surface of the cone.

The line on the bottom edge of the cone.

5. What is the generatrix of a cone?

The plane intersecting the vertex and creating a chord with the base.

The line that moves to generate the lateral surface of the cone.

The area of the plane defined by the base.

The arc created by the axis and base edge.