What do you know about the lengths of the sides of a horizontal cross section of a pyramid?
d. They are equal in length to the sides of the base.
c. They are less than the lengths of the sides of the base.
b. They have the same ratio as the lengths of the sides of the base.
a. They are greater than the lengths of the sides of the base.
The correct answer is b. They have the same ratio as the lengths of the sides of the base.
In a pyramid, a horizontal cross section will form a similar shape to the base of the pyramid, but it will have a different scale. The lengths of the sides of the horizontal cross section will have the same ratio as the lengths of the sides of the base, but they will not be exactly equal.