Q:

The right rectangular prism will be sliced perpendicular to its base along the dashed line.Select from the drop-down menus to correctly describe the cross section formed by the slice. (1)The cross section is a (Choose 1,2,3, or 4) (2) with an area of (Choose 1,2,3, or 4) cm².Answers for 1 are 1 Triangle, 2 rectangle, 3 pentagon, or 4 square.Answers for 2 are  8,10,12,20The picture of the rectangular prism is down below.

Accepted Solution

A:
If you slice it down the dotted line, you will have a rectangle with a width of 2 and a length of 4.

The area of the rectangle will be 8 square centimeters.
2 x 4 = 8