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Q: What is the base cross section of a cube?
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Can a cube have an octagonal cross section?

No, a cube cannot have an octagonal cross-section.


What is the horitontal cross section of a cube?

A square


What is the cross section of a cube?

The cross sectional area of a triangular prism is simply the area of the base. The formula for the area of a triangle in one half base times height. Remember that a triangular prism by definition has a triangle for a base.


How many cross section in a cube?

Infinitely many.


Can the cross section of a cube be an equilateral triangle?

Yes it can.


What is the shape of the cross section of a cube if the cut is made across the diagonal of the cube?

Rectangle


What has a circular cross section when the cross section is taken parallel?

A cylinder has a circular cross section that is parallel to its base.


Can a cube have a cross section of a pentagon?

Yes, but not a regular one.


How do you draw a cross section of a cube?

It will be the same shape as a square


What is the difference between the cross section of a pyramid and the cross section of a prism?

The cross section of a pyramid shrinks from the shape of the base down to a point as you move along its axis from the base to the apex. The cross section of a prism is constant along its axis.


If you slice a rectangular pyramid perpendicular to the base but NOT through the apex what will be the shape of the cross section?

It will be one of:a triangle if where the cross section cuts the base is through two adjacent sides;an irregular quadrilateral if where the cross section cuts the base is through two opposite sides but not parallel to a side of the base; ora trapezium if where the is the cross section cuts the base is parallel to a side of the base.


What 3d shape has the same cross section as a square?

The following are some shapes having a square cross section: a cube, a cuboid, a square pyramid.