alleryA right prism with regular n-gon bases approaches which solid as n grows without limit?
ACylinder
BCone
CPyramid
DCube
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Cylinder
1. As n increases, a regular n-gon base looks more and more like a circle.
2. A prism with circular bases is a cylinder.
3. A cone or pyramid would need an apex.
_Source: Wikipedia, Prism (geometry), section Oblique vs right_
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