Saturday, April 7, 2012

make a perfect square



a long rectangular paper strip which is equally divided into 5 squares as shown in the sketch is given. you can fold it and cut. can you make a perfect square using the paper pieces. you are allowed to make exactly two cuts only.



solution:
fold the paper strip through the center. then cut the strip as shown in the sketch using red lines. you will get 4 pieces. by arranging those paper pieces as shown in the last sketch, you can make the perfect square.




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