Question

What statements about prisms are always true if the top base is directly above the bottom base? Select all that apply. The lateral faces are rectangles. The bases are congruent. The bases can be any shape. The lateral faces are congruent.

Answer 1

The bases are congruent

Explanation:

From the question, we understand that the top base and the bottom base are directly opposite one another.

When such a scenario arise, it means that the bases have the same shape, they have the same dimension (i.e. size).

With the above analysis, we can conclude that the bases are congruent.

However, the given information can not be used to determine the shape and congruence of the lateral faces.

Lastly, for the bases to be congruent, they must have the same shape (and not any shape).

Hence, only option (b) is correct