Question

A plane intersects a solid. The resulting cross section is a rectangle.

Which situation describes the intersection?

A.
The plane intersected a rectangular prism parallel to its base.

B.
The plane intersected a rectangular pyramid perpendicular to the pyramid’s base and through its vertex.

C.
The plane intersected a rectangular pyramid perpendicular to the pyramid’s base and not through its vertex.

D.
The plane intersected a rectangular pyramid perpendicular to its base.

Answer 1

The rigth answer it the option A. The plane intersects a rectangular prism parallel t oist base. A rectangular prism is like an ordinary box> a solid figure with two parallel rectangular bases and four lateral faces, perpendicular to the bases and parallel two to two. Imagine a piece of chees with the shape of a box, if you cut the cheese parallel to the base, you will see a rectangle, which is the resulting cross section.