A wooden block in the shape of a rectangular pyramid is shown below:

Question

A shaded right rectangular pyramid is shown.
If a cross section of the block is cut perpendicular to the base but does not pass through the top vertex, which of the following shapes describes the cross section? Triangle

Rectangle

Trapezoid

Hexagon

Answer 1

Triangle

Answer 2

no

Answer 3

Trapezoid

Answer 4

why

Answer 5

A cross section of a rectangular pyramid that is cut perpendicular to the base but does not pass through the top vertex will create a trapezoid. This is because the cross section will have one pair of parallel sides (the bases of the pyramid) and two non-parallel sides (the sides of the pyramid). This shape is a trapezoid.