Prove that a tetrahedral angle can be intersected by a plane in such a way that the cross section is a parallelogram.

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Exercise:

Prove that a tetrahedral angle can be intersected by a plane in such a way that the cross section is a parallelogram.


Attempt:

Draw an arbitrary parallelogram $ABCD$ on an arbitrary plane $P$.

Pick every point $S$ not on $P$.

$SABCD$ is a tetrahedral angle with vertex $S$ with a cross section of a parallelogram $ABCD$.

Draw another arbitrary parallelogram $EFGH$ not intersecting $P$.

Pick every point $T$ on $P$.

$TEFGH$ is a tetrahedral angle with vertex $T$ with a cross section of a parallelogram $EFGH$.

Every point $S$ and $T$ covers all points.

So, every point can be a vertex of a tetrahedral angle that has a cross section of a parallelogram.


Request:

I realized my attempt doesn't exactly prove what is asked, so it isn't valid. However, I've share it anyways to show that I have tried to do something about this exercise, and maybe I had the right idea.

I think that the most reasonable proof would be proof-by-construction, however I'm not sure how to go about such proof. Hints and solutions are welcome.