A plane intersects a prism to form a cross section that is a polygon with 5 sides. What is the minimum number of sides that the polygon at the base of the prism must have?
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The minimum number of sides that the polygon at the base of the prism must have is 4.
What is a Polygon?
"It is the plane figure in geometry that has three or more sides and angles in a finite straight line."
For given question,
The plane intersects a prism to form a cross section that is a polygon with 5 sides.
This means, the original shape needs to have less than 5 sides.
A prism, is a three-dimensional geometric shape, so it can't have a 2 sided shape.
So, there're two choices of sides.
i.e., either 3 sides or 4 sides
A 3 sides shape is a triangle, which also can't be cut into a 5 sided prism.
Hence, the minimum number of sides that the polygon at the base of the prism must have is 4.
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total no. of rides taken:11
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