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If a square pyramid is cut by a plane, parallel to the base, then the shape of the cross-section of the pyramid will be a

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Triangle

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Circle

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Rectangle

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Square

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Solution

The correct option is D Square
If a square pyramid is cut by a plane, parallel to the base.

Then the shape of the cross-section of the pyramid will be a Square.

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