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What is the cross section created when a vertical slice is made perpendicular to the 2 bases of a triangular prism? A. a triangle B. ellipse trapezoid C. a square D. a rectangle…

What is the cross section created when a vertical slice is made perpendicular to the 2 bases of a triangular prism? A. a triangle B. ellipse trapezoid C. a square D. a rectangle…
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What is the cross section created when a vertical slice is made perpendicular to the 2 bases of a triangular prism?

A.
a triangle
B.
ellipse trapezoid
C.
a square
D.
a rectangle

User Weina
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Imagine slicing a triangular prism, perpendicular to the two bases.
You would basically just be lopping off some congruent triangle from each base.
The now-exposed inside of the prism would be a rectangle.
(see attached diagrams)
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