The diagram shows a sphere with center O and a radius of 4 Inches that has been cut by a plane. The cross-section
formed by the plane is shaded.
Which shape is a possible representation of the cross section?

The diagram shows a sphere with center O and a radius of 4 Inches that has been cut by a plane The crosssection formed by the plane is shaded Which shape is a p class=

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Answer:

A circle.

Step-by-step explanation:

Ok, any plane has a vector normal to it.

Then the plane that cuts the sphere, has a normal vector.

If we draw that normal vector such that it passes through the center of the circle, we can think of this as the "axis" of a cylinder.

Such that when we step on any point of that vector, all the points of the spere that can be reached with a perpendicular line to the vector (like the radius in polar coordinates) are at the same distance of the vector.

Then we can conclude that when we cut a sphere with a plane, the cross-section will be always a circle.

Then the shape that is a representation of the cross-section is a circle.