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The cross section of a square pyramid taken perpendicular to the base that passes through the top vertex produces which two-dimensional shape?Note: Use all lowercase letters

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Answer:

Isosceles Triangle.

Explanation:

In a square pyramid, the four slant heights are equal in length.

If a cut is made from the top vertex and perpendicular to the base, the cross-section produces an -section is a Isosceles Triangle since the triangle formed uses two equal slant heights.

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