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Question 29469: Slicing a grapefruit with a knife is a model for a plane intersecting a solid sphere. Describe the possible plane sections.
Found 2 solutions by stanbon, Prithwis:
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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circle or ellipse
Cheers,
Stan H.

Answer by Prithwis(166) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
It would be a circle or ellipse