Question

Picture a traffic cone in the street. Then, imagine taking a vertical cross section from the traffic cone. What shape will the vertical cross section be?

Option #1: circle

Option #2: triangle

Option #3: rectangle

Option #4: square

(1 point)
The vertical cross section is the shape of Option #
.

Answer 1

The vertical cross section is the shape of Option #2: triangle.

Reason: a vertical plane through the cone's axis cuts the circular base in a line segment and the sides in two straight lines, forming a triangular cross‑section.