Cross Sections of Rectangular Prisms

Drag the blue points to see the different sections of the rectangular prism (cuboid).
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Move the Rotate 1 slider to the left, labeled Horizontal and answer Question 1 below.
1. What is the shape of the cross section formed by slicing the Rectangular Prism horizontally?
Move the Rotate 1 slider to the right, labeled Vertical and answer Question 2 below.
2. What is the shape of the cross section formed by slicing the Rectangular Prism vertically?
Move the Rotate 1 slider to the middle, halfway between Vertical and Horizontal and answer Question 3 below.
3. What is the shape of the cross section formed by slicing the Rectangular Prism diagonally?
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