Cross Sections 2020

A left to right slice is parallel to the base.

An up and down slice is perpendicular to the base.

A diagonal slice is at an angle.

This will always give you the shape of the base!

This will always give you the shape of the face

parallel gives you a circle

perpendicular gives you a rectangle

parallel gives you the shape of the base, which is a triangle

perpendicular to the base would give you a rectangle

parallel=circle

perpendicular=triangle

Circle no matter how you slice it

If you slice a square pyramid without going through the top (Vertex) you will get a trapezoid

will give you a stretched out base

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