Describe the two-dimensional figure that results from making a perpendicular slice to a right rectangular pyramid that goes from the base through the apex.

Question

A. square
B. triangle
C. hexagon
D. trapezoid

Answer 1

B. triangle

When a perpendicular slice is made from the base through the apex of a right rectangular pyramid, the resulting two-dimensional figure is a triangle. The base of the pyramid is a rectangle, and the slice cuts through the rectangular base and the apex of the pyramid, creating a triangle shape.