Discussion
A plane parallel to a generator of the cone gives
Answer: C
Correct answer: a parabola
A plane parallel to a generator is at exactly the critical inclination: it cuts one nappe only, but never closes, because it runs alongside the very line it would have to cross to come back. The result is the single open branch of a parabola, and it is the boundary case between the ellipse and the hyperbola.
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