Which two-dimensional figure could be a cross section of a rectangular pyramid that has been intersected by a plane perpendicular to its base and not through its vertex?

A. Rectangle

B. Triangle

C. https://static.k12.com/calms_media/media/1574500_1575000/1574987/2/4ad2b8cd09519992f9cffca6c7a1b83078df73a6/MS_IMB-140209-100005.jpg

D. https://static.k12.com/calms_media/media/1574500_1575000/1574986/1/dfa749a537a0ca06c70f6c5cad7332e0fcc0a9b4/MS_IMB-140209-100004.jpg

Question

Which two-dimensional figure could be a cross section of a rectangular pyramid that has been intersected by a plane perpendicular to its base and not through its vertex?
 
 A. Rectangle
 
 
 B. Triangle
 
 
 C. https://static.k12.com/calms_media/media/1574500_1575000/1574987/2/4ad2b8cd09519992f9cffca6c7a1b83078df73a6/MS_IMB-140209-100005.jpg

D. https://static.k12.com/calms_media/media/1574500_1575000/1574986/1/dfa749a537a0ca06c70f6c5cad7332e0fcc0a9b4/MS_IMB-140209-100004.jpg

matt_smith · Answer

Halp

sweetburger · Answer

If you were to draw a plant straight up from the base of a pyramid to the side of the vertex you would get a shape similar to d.