Question

Describe the cross-section of the rectangular prism

Answer 1

Answer:

The cross-section of the rectangular prism is a:

• rectangle

Step-by-step explanation:

When you take a cross-section of a rectangular prism, regularly you will obtain a rectangle because this was the base or the two-dimension figure that was used to form the three-dimension figure, in this case, the rectangular prism, the form of obtaining other figure is using how reference the square face, in that case, the cross-section would be a square, this happens because the cross-section is bind with the reference face. Possibly you think the cross-section in the figure doesn´t appear a rectangle, this happens by the perspective because we are looking at the rectangular prism with an inclination of 45°, but if the inclination was 90°, you would see a blue rectangle.