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Identify the two-dimensional shape of the cross section if a cube is sliced horizontally. Then identify the two-dimensional shape of the cross section if a cube is sliced vertically.

Explain why the shape are the same or different

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If you take the width away from a cube (by cutting it horizontally), you would be left with a square. By cutting the cube vertically, you are initially taking away the height, leaving a square. Both would be the same, because all dimensions of a cube are the same.

The correct answers are:

A square; and a square.

Explanation:

A cube is a three-dimensional object whose sides are all the same length. All 6 faces of a cube are squares. This means cutting the cube horizontally, parallel to the base, will result in a square. Cutting the cube vertically, parallel to the lateral face, will also result in a square.

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