What is a great circle?

A. A circle on a sphere made by performing a plane cut anywhere on the sphere

B. A circle on a sphere that has the same radius and center as the sphere itself

C. A circle on a sphere that doesn't pass through the sphere's center

D. Another name for a sphere

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Mathematics

Ray Mccullough

27 December, 10:04

What is a great circle?

A. A circle on a sphere made by performing a plane cut anywhere on the sphere

B. A circle on a sphere that has the same radius and center as the sphere itself

C. A circle on a sphere that doesn't pass through the sphere's center

D. Another name for a sphere

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Nina Greene · Answer 1

B

Step-by-step explanation:

It's not D. A sphere is a sphere. A billiard ball is a billiard ball. Both are spheres. No other name applies to the sphere.

It is not C. That might be true if you are talking about a circumference.

The exact definition is B. B is the answer.

A is not true. The cut must go through the center as B suggests.

What is a great circle?A. A circle on a sphere made by performing a plane cut anywhere on the sphereB. A circle on a sphere that has the same radius and center as the sphere itselfC. A circle on a sphere that doesn't pass through the sphere's centerD. Another name for a sphere

What is a great circle?

A. A circle on a sphere made by performing a plane cut anywhere on the sphere

B. A circle on a sphere that has the same radius and center as the sphere itself

C. A circle on a sphere that doesn't pass through the sphere's center

D. Another name for a sphere