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Cylinder Cutting
Age 7 to 11
Challenge Level 
Have you thought about looking at the angles involved? You could search online for each of the angles, selecting "images".
Here are some web sites that might help:
- http://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=164674
- http://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread189136/pg2
- http://www.vortexmaps.com/planets.php
- http://www.martinkeitel.net/cropcircles/harlequin/3dmath.html
- http://www.martinkeitel.net/cropcircles/harlequin/3d_frame.html
And here is a solid shape relating to the challenge:
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