A plane intersects a prism to form a cross section that is a polygon with five sides. The minimum number of sides that the polyg

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Rus_ich [418]

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A plane intersects a prism to form a cross section that is a polygon with five sides. The minimum number of sides that the polyg

on at the base of the prism must have is
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vivado [14] · Answer 1 · 2022-06-30T10:37:04+03:00

vivado [14]3 years ago

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idk but the answer is NOT 4

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Zanzabum · Answer 2 · 2022-06-30T08:13:18+03:00

The answer is 4. Obviously, 5 would work if you just slice across the prism, and there's no way you can have a prism with a 2-sided base.It must be then less than 5, either 3 or 4. 5 sides is not also possible upon drawing. I can get a rectangular prism to have a 5-sided cross section if you cut near one corner of the base and then exit along the opposite edge.