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Cross Section


A cross section of a solid is a plane figure obtained by the intersection of that solid with a plane. The cross section of an object therefore represents an infinitesimal "slice" of a solid, and may be different depending on the orientation of the slicing plane. While the cross section of a sphere is always a disk, the cross section of a cube may be a square, hexagon, or other shape.


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Axonometry, Cavalieri's Principle, Conic Section, Cylindric Section, Ellipsoidal Section, Inner Quermass, Lamina, Plane, Projection, Radon Transform, Spheric Section, Spheroidal Section, Spiric Section, Stereology Toric Section Explore this topic in the MathWorld classroom

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Weisstein, Eric W. "Cross Section." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/CrossSection.html

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