A plane intersects a solid. The resulting cross section is a rectangle.


Which situation describes the intersection?


A.

The plane intersected a rectangular prism parallel to its base.


B.

The plane intersected a rectangular pyramid perpendicular to the pyramid’s base and through its vertex.


C.

The plane intersected a rectangular pyramid perpendicular to the pyramid’s base and not through its vertex.


D.

The plane intersected a rectangular pyramid perpendicular to its base.

Verified Answer :

W0lf93

The rigth answer it the option A. The plane intersects a rectangular prism parallel t oist base. A rectangular prism is like an ordinary box> a solid figure with two parallel rectangular bases and four lateral faces, perpendicular to the bases and parallel two to two. Imagine a piece of chees with the shape of a box, if you cut the cheese parallel to the base, you will see a rectangle, which is the resulting cross section.