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nA cross section is made by the intersection of a plane and a square pyramid at an angle either parallel or perpendicularto the baseThe cross section can be which of these shapes? Select three options.squaretriangletrapezoidcirclenon-square rectangleSave and ExitNextSubnetMaths and retum

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The base of the pyramid is a square. If the crosssection is parallel to the base, the shape formed would be that of the base and it is a square

If the crosssection is perpendicular to the base, the shape formed would be that of the triangular face and it is a traingle

The other shape that can be formed when the cross section is perpendicular to the base but not actually at the vertex, the shape formed is a trapezoid

The shapes are

square

triangle

trapezoid

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