document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=333265>Question 333265</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Which of the following defines what a circle is?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1. a curve made by intersecting a cone with a plan<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2. a curve made when the plan intersects the cone parallel with its base<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3. a curve made when the plane intersects  the cone parallel with its side<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4. a curve made when the plane intersects the cone at some non-specific angle </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Actually, it's the intersection of a plane normal to the axis of the cone, since the base is not defined.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A better definition is the locus of points equidistant from a given point.<BR>\n" );
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