Answer to Question #148941 in Geometry for solid mensuration

Question

16. Identify a polyhedron with two congruent bases that lie in parallel planes, and whose every section that is parallel to a base has the same area as that of the base.

Answer 1

Solution. In geometry, a prism is a polyhedron comprising an n-sided polygonal base, a second base which is a translated copy (rigidly moved without rotation) of the first, and n other faces (necessarily all parallelograms) joining corresponding sides of the two bases.

Answer. Prism