http://www.ck12.org Chapter 11. Surface Area and Volume
Example C
Describe the cross section formed by the intersection of the plane and the solid.
The cross-section is a circle.
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MEDIA
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URL: http://www.ck12.org/flx/render/embeddedobject/52639CK-12 Foundation: Chapter1CrossSectionsandNetsB
Concept Problem Revisited
The net of the first shape is a regular tetrahedron and the second is the net of a regular octahedron.
Vocabulary
Across-sectionis the intersection of a plane with a solid. Anetis an unfolded, flat representation of the sides of a
three-dimensional shape.
Guided Practice
Describe the shape formed by the intersection of the plane and the regular octahedron.