Question

HELPP!! Part A: A cross section of the prism is cut with a plane parallel to the base. What is the name of the shape created by the cross section? Explain your answer

Part B: If a cross section of the prism is cut perpendicular to the base, what would be the shape of the resulting cross section? Explain your answer

Answer 1

Part A: Rectangle | Since the cross section is cut parallel to the base, it will be the same shape as the top and bottom of the prism, meaning it's a rectangle.

Part B: Right triangle | If the cross section is cut diagonal through the prism, it will cut from one of the top corners to the bottom corner diagonal to them, which forms a right triangle.

Answer 2

A cross section is the shape you get when you cut straight through an object Like a prism so
you will get a triangle example:
In geometry it is the shape made when a solid is cut through by a plane. The cross section of a circular cylinder is a circle or a cross section of a pyramid is a rectangle. A two dimensional figure like a rectangle has two dimensions length and width. A three dimensional figure like a building has three dimensions length width and height.