When a cylinder is sliced by a plane parallel to its height and passing through the center, what is the shape of the cross-section?

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  1. Ellipse
  2. Triangle
  3. Circle
  4. Rectangle

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Option 4 : Rectangle
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Given:-  When a cylinder is sliced by a plane parallel to its height and passes through the centre

F1 Savira SSC 17-9-24 D02

When a plane is parallel to the height of the cylinder and passes through the centre, it will cut the cylinder in the middle and divide the cylinder into two equal parts.

So, the shape of the cross-section will be a rectangle.

Hence, The correct answer is option 4.

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