Question: Jennifer is trying to determine if there is any difference in shape for various horizontal cross sections of a cone. She works with two cones

Jennifer is trying to determine if there is any difference in shape for various horizontal cross sections of a cone. She works with two cones that are similar to the one pictured below. Jennifer takes a cross-section of the first cone that is parallel to the base of the cone. Next she takes a cross section of the second cone that is slanted 5 degrees from parallel. What were her results?

(1) The cross sections were both circles.

(2) The cross sections were both ellipses.

(3) The first cross section was a circle and the second cross section was an ellipse.

(4) The first cross section was an ellipse and the second cross section was a circle

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