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A square pyramid was sliced perpendicular to its base but not through its vertex. What is the shape of the cross section shown in the figure?

A rectangular pyramid. The cross section is a trapezoid.
a parallelogram that is not a rectangle or square
a rectangle that is not a square
a square
a trapezoid

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Answer:

D: Trapezoid.

Explanation:

Because you can see that the shape has only one set of parralel sides it is a trepezoid.

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Answer:

a trapezoid

Explanation:

A square pyramid was sliced perpendicular to its base but not through its vertex. What-example-1
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