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What cross section results when you cut a cylinder perpendicular to its base?

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The cross section that results, is a triangle.

Explanation:

Cross section is a shape that forms when a slice or a cut is made through a solid.

A solid can have multiple cross sections depending on where you slice the solid.

Cross section perpendicular to the base of a solid will result in triangles.Cross sections parallel to the base of the solid will result in hexagons and so on.

Cross section help in representing three dimension objects in a two dimension way.

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