A square pyramid is sliced by a plane. The plane is perpendicular to the base but does not go through the apex of the pyramid. What is the shape of the cross section?

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Ivan Black · Answer 1 · 2018-08-15T20:01:02+0000

it seems the shape of the cross section would be a trapezoid. Think of it this way. Take any pyramid you can visualise and cut straight down through it but not through the pointy tip(apex) I suppose the shape would be a trapezoid.

A square pyramid is sliced by a plane. The plane is perpendicular to the base but does not go through the apex of the pyramid. What is the shape of the cross section?

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