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A slice is made perpendicular to the base of a right rectangular prism as shown.

What is the area of the resulting two-dimensional cross section?

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A slice is made perpendicular to the base of a right rectangular prism as shown. What-example-1
User Elti Musa
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Answer:

48mm squared

Explanation:

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User Usman Shaheen
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You would forget the height (7 mm). The reason for this is because it is now a rectangle and not a rectangular prism. To find the area of a rectangle, you multiply length by width. In this case, 4 mm times 12 mm. The answer would result in 48mm squared.
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