Question

A rectangular prism is cut diagonally, resulting in the creation of two triangular prisms. What is the two-dimensional shape resulting from this cut?

Answer 1

circle, rectangle

Explanation:

Answer 2

A rectangle

Step-by-step explanation

Cutting the rectangular prism diagonally will result in the creation of two triangular prisms taking the two dimensional shape of a rectangle as its cross section.

Diagonal cutting means cutting that passes from the top edge of cuboid to edge on the bottom on opposite sides. This way, a rectangular two dimensional shaped cross section is formed