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. The cross section is a______ with an area of __cm².

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For this case we observe that the transveral section is a rectangle.
(see dotted lines.)
 The width of the rectangle is 2 centimeters.
 The height of the rectangle is 5 centimeters.
 Therefore, the area is given by:
 [tex]A = (5) * (2) A = 10 cm ^ 2[/tex]
 Answer:
 
The cross section is a rectangle with an area of 10 cm².