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You will get 25 points an image of a rectangular prism is shown below: part a: a cross section of the prism is cut with a plane parallel to the base. what is the name of the shape created by the cross section? explain your answer. (5 points) part b: if a cross section of the prism is cut perpendicular to the base, what would be the shape of the resulting cross section? explain your answer. (5 points)

Find and simplify an expression for the area of five rows of x squares with side lengths of x centimeters.

Joe has a rectangular chicken coop. the length of the coop is 4 feet less than twice the width. the area of the chicken coop is 510 square feet. what is the length of the chicken coup?