Q. The double napped right circular cone is shown in the figure.
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Match the notations used in the figure given in Column I with their meaning given in Column II and choose the correct option from the codes given below.
Column I Column II
A 1 Generator of cone
B 2 Slope of cone
c. 3 Vertex
4 Axis of cone

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Solution:

The point is called the vertex; the line is the axis of the cone; the rotating line is called a generator of the cone.