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This pentagonal prism is cut by the plane shown. The plane is parallel to the base of the pentagonal prism. What is the shape of the cross-section?

This pentagonal prism is cut by the plane shown. The plane is parallel to the base-example-1

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If the plane is parallel to the base, then the cross section has the same shape of the base: a penthagon.

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