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The right rectangular prism will be sliced perpendicular to its base along the dashed line. Select from the drop-down menus to correctly describe the cross section formed by the slice. The cross section is a square with an area of A. 36, B. 48, C. 72, D. 96

The right rectangular prism will be sliced perpendicular to its base along the dashed line Select from the dropdown menus to correctly describe the cross sectio class=

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The Cross section takes the shape of the end. If it was slicing across horizantaly than it would be a rectangle. The section takes the shape of a rectangle.

Answer:

The cross section is a rectangle with an area 48 cm². Option B is correct.

Step-by-step explanation:

It is given that the dashed line represents the cross section.

From the given figure it is clear that the two consecutive sides of cross section are 6 cm and 8 cm.

Length of both sides are difference, so it is a rectangle.

The area of rectangle is

[tex]A=length\times breadth[/tex]

[tex]A=6\times 8[/tex]

[tex]A=48[/tex]

The area of the cross section is 48 cm².

Therefore option B is correct.

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