The right rectangular prism will be sliced perpendicular to its base along the dashed line.
Select from the drop-down menus to correctly describe the cross section formed by the slice.

The cross section is a
with an area of

cm².

The figure contains a right rectangular prism. The length of the prism is 12 centimeters, the width is 6 centimeters, and the height is 8 centimeters.