Question

A right cylinder is sliced perpendicular to its base.

What is the shape of the resulting two-dimensional cross section?
Responses

rectangle
rectangle

circle
circle

trapezoid
trapezoid

triangle

Answer 1

When a right cylinder is sliced perpendicular to its base, the resulting two-dimensional cross section is a **rectangle**. This is because slicing perpendicular to the circular base creates a flat surface that extends vertically and horizontally, resembling a rectangle.