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Learning Goal

Part of: Draw, construct, and describe geometrical figures and describe the relationships between them3 of 3 cluster items

Describe the two-dimensional figures that result from slicing three-dimensional figures

7.G.A.3

7.G.A.3 — Describe the two-dimensional figures that result from slicing three-dimensional figures, as in plane sections of right rectangular prisms and right rectangular pyramids.

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7.G.A.3 — Describe the two-dimensional figures that result from slicing three-dimensional figures, as in plane sections of right rectangular prisms and right rectangular pyramids.

What you'll learn

  1. Define a cross-section as the 2D figure formed when a plane intersects a 3D solid
  2. Identify and name the cross-sections formed by horizontal, vertical, and diagonal plane cuts of a right rectangular prism
  3. Identify and name the cross-sections formed by horizontal and vertical plane cuts of a right rectangular pyramid
  4. Predict the cross-section shape of a given cut before visualizing or verifying it
  5. Explain why the angle and position of the cutting plane determines the shape of the cross-section

Slides

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Exercises

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