Question

If a plane slices the solid figure shown below, what is the largest number of sides the cross section can have? Type your answer as a number.



Largest number of sides =
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Answer 1

Have you ever seen a block of butter? Just imagine that your block of butter is in this shape of a triangular prism.

Answer 2

ok

Answer 3

and if we cut that block of butter in half they will be 2 trangles

Answer 4

So I've been trying to run all the different ways to cut it, and there's really only two numbers that come.

You're correct if you it in half, you'll get a triangle which has 3 sides.
But what if you cut it horizontally through the triangle face, what shape would you form then?
Something like this

Answer 5

a rectangle ig

Answer 6

Perfect! And how many sides does a rectangle have?

Answer 7

4

Answer 8

and so the answer is 4 right

Answer 9

Yes because 4 sides is more than 3 sides.

If you need help visualizing the cross-sections this can help.

Answer 10

ok thx again and one more thing i think i got it correct az but can u go over it

Answer 11

It would be my pleasure!

Answer 12

Which of the following shapes has an apex? Select all that apply.

sphere
cone
cylinder
cube
pyramid
isnt it a b and c

Answer 13

No.

An apex is the vertex of that figure. It would be that "pointy point" I was alluding to earlier. Which of those shapes would have that?

Answer 14

oh so it would be b and e

Answer 15

Bingo!

Answer 16

ok thx alot man ik who to go to when i need help

Answer 17

Of course!