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What shape best describes the cross section cut perpendicular to the base of a right rectangular prism?

A)Parallelogram
B)Trapezoid
C)Rectangle
D)Square

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What shape best describes the cross section cut perpendicular to the base of a right-example-1

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C a rectangle because it's a prism
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The answer is

c) Rectangle

Step-by-step explanation

The prism is a cuboid. It can be cut perpendicularly in two ways. One, the cross section can cut along the width of the base and two the cross section can cut along the length of the base. In both ways the cross section will be a rectangle.

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