Question

A plane intersects a prism to form a cross section that is a polygon with five sides. What is the minimum number of sides that the polygon at the base of the prism must have?

a. 3
b. 4
c. 5
d. 6
e. 7

Answer 1

@logan13

Answer 2

@BezerkHD

Answer 3

@aziaboo45

Answer 4

sorry just got back on

Answer 5

This is a tricky one. Haven't done much geometry but ill do what i can.

Answer 6

I' say it's 4. As you could tell 5 would work if you just slice across the prism, and there's no way you can have a prism with a 2-sided base. So it's less than 5, and would be either 3 or 4. Making prisms I couldn't draw a 5-sided cross-section from a triangular. I can get a rectangular prism to have a 5-sided cross section if you cut near one corner of the base and then exit along the opposite edge. Had some help from a friends. Hope it helps

Answer 7

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