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When a cube is sliced by a plane perpendicular to one of its body diagonals passing through its midpoint, what is the shape of the resulting cross-section?

  1. A
    Octagon
  2. B
    Hexagon
  3. C
    Trapezoid
  4. D
    Pentagon

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When a plane cuts through a cube perpendicular to one of its main body diagonals right through the center, it intersects exactly six faces of the cube at symmetric midpoints. The resulting cross-section shape formed by these six intersections is a regular hexagon.

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When a cube is sliced by a plane perpendicular to one of its body diagonals passing through its midpoint, what is the shape of the resulting cross-section?
A
Octagon
B
Hexagon
C
Trapezoid
D
Pentagon

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