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Revision as of 01:13, 26 January 2023

Problem

A square piece of paper is folded twice into four equal quarters, as shown below, then cut along the dashed line. When unfolded, the paper will match which of the following figures? [asy] // Diagram by TheMathGuyd. I even put the lined texture :) size(0,3cm); path sq = (-0.5,-0.5)--(0.5,-0.5)--(0.5,0.5)--(-0.5,0.5)--cycle; path rh = (-0.125,-0.125)--(0.5,-0.5)--(0.5,0.5)--(-0.125,0.875)--cycle; path sqA = (-0.5,-0.5)--(-0.25,-0.5)--(0,-0.25)--(0.25,-0.5)--(0.5,-0.5)--(0.5,-0.25)--(0.25,0)--(0.5,0.25)--(0.5,0.5)--(0.25,0.5)--(0,0.25)--(-0.25,0.5)--(-0.5,0.5)--(-0.5,0.25)--(-0.25,0)--(-0.5,-0.25)--cycle; path sqB = (-0.5,-0.5)--(-0.25,-0.5)--(0,-0.25)--(0.25,-0.5)--(0.5,-0.5)--(0.5,0.5)--(0.25,0.5)--(0,0.25)--(-0.25,0.5)--(-0.5,0.5)--cycle; path sqC = (-0.25,-0.25)--(0.25,-0.25)--(0.25,0.25)--(-0.25,0.25)--cycle; path trD = (-0.25,0)--(0.25,0)--(0,0.25)--cycle; path sqE = (-0.25,0)--(0,-0.25)--(0.25,0)--(0,0.25)--cycle; filldraw(sq,mediumgrey,black); draw((0.75,0)--(1.25,0),Arrow()); //folding path sqside = (-0.5,-0.5)--(0.5,-0.5); path rhside = (-0.125,-0.125)--(0.5,-0.5); transform fld = shift((1.75,0))*scale(0.5); draw(fld*sq,black); int i; for(i=0; i<10; i=i+1) {   draw(shift(0,0.05*i)*fld*sqside,deepblue); } path rhedge = (-0.125,-0.125)--(-0.125,0.8)--(-0.2,0.85)--cycle; filldraw(fld*rhedge,grey); path sqedge = (-0.5,-0.5)--(-0.5,0.4475)--(-0.575,0.45)--cycle; filldraw(fld*sqedge,grey); filldraw(fld*rh,white,black); int i; for(i=0; i<10; i=i+1) {   draw(shift(0,0.05*i)*fld*rhside,deepblue); } draw((2.25,0)--(2.75,0),Arrow()); //cutting transform cut = shift((3.25,0))*scale(0.5); draw(shift((-0.01,+0.01))*cut*sq); draw(cut*sq); filldraw(shift((0.01,-0.01))*cut*sq,white,black); int j; for(j=0; j<10; j=j+1) { draw(shift(0,0.05*j)*cut*sqside,deepblue); } draw(shift((0.01,-0.01))*cut*(0,-0.5)--shift((0.01,-0.01))*cut*(0.5,0),dashed); //Answers Below, but already Separated //filldraw(sqA,grey,black); //filldraw(sqB,grey,black); //filldraw(sq,grey,black); //filldraw(sqC,white,black); //filldraw(sq,grey,black); //filldraw(trD,white,black); //filldraw(sq,grey,black); //filldraw(sqE,white,black); [/asy]

[asy] // Diagram by TheMathGuyd. Not sure it is worth adding the lined texture. size(0,7.5cm); path sq = (-0.5,-0.5)--(0.5,-0.5)--(0.5,0.5)--(-0.5,0.5)--cycle; path rh = (-0.125,-0.125)--(0.5,-0.5)--(0.5,0.5)--(-0.125,0.875)--cycle; path sqA = (-0.5,-0.5)--(-0.25,-0.5)--(0,-0.25)--(0.25,-0.5)--(0.5,-0.5)--(0.5,-0.25)--(0.25,0)--(0.5,0.25)--(0.5,0.5)--(0.25,0.5)--(0,0.25)--(-0.25,0.5)--(-0.5,0.5)--(-0.5,0.25)--(-0.25,0)--(-0.5,-0.25)--cycle; path sqB = (-0.5,-0.5)--(-0.25,-0.5)--(0,-0.25)--(0.25,-0.5)--(0.5,-0.5)--(0.5,0.5)--(0.25,0.5)--(0,0.25)--(-0.25,0.5)--(-0.5,0.5)--cycle; path sqC = (-0.25,-0.25)--(0.25,-0.25)--(0.25,0.25)--(-0.25,0.25)--cycle; path trD = (-0.25,0)--(0.25,0)--(0,0.25)--cycle; path sqE = (-0.25,0)--(0,-0.25)--(0.25,0)--(0,0.25)--cycle;  //ANSWERS real sh = 1.5; label("$\textbf{(A)}$",(-0.5,0.5),SW); label("$\textbf{(B)}$",shift((sh,0))*(-0.5,0.5),SW); label("$\textbf{(C)}$",shift((2sh,0))*(-0.5,0.5),SW); label("$\textbf{(D)}$",shift((0,-sh))*(-0.5,0.5),SW); label("$\textbf{(E)}$",shift((sh,-sh))*(-0.5,0.5),SW); filldraw(sqA,mediumgrey,black); filldraw(shift((sh,0))*sqB,mediumgrey,black); filldraw(shift((2*sh,0))*sq,mediumgrey,black); filldraw(shift((2*sh,0))*sqC,white,black); filldraw(shift((0,-sh))*sq,mediumgrey,black); filldraw(shift((0,-sh))*trD,white,black); filldraw(shift((sh,-sh))*sq,mediumgrey,black); filldraw(shift((sh,-sh))*sqE,white,black); [/asy]

Solution

Notice that when we unfold the paper along the vertical fold line, we get the following shape: [asy] /*  Diagram by TheMathGuyd. Edited by MRENTHUSIASM */ size(100); path sq = (-0.5,0)--(0.5,0)--(0.5,0.5)--(-0.5,0.5)--cycle; path trE = (-0.25,0)--(0.25,0)--(0,0.25)--cycle;  real sh = 1.5; filldraw(shift((sh,-sh))*sq,mediumgrey,black); filldraw(shift((sh,-sh))*trE,white,black); [/asy] Then, if we unfold the paper along the horizontal fold line, we get the following shape: [asy] /*  Diagram by TheMathGuyd. Edited by MRENTHUSIASM */ size(100); path sq = (-0.5,-0.5)--(0.5,-0.5)--(0.5,0.5)--(-0.5,0.5)--cycle; path sqE = (-0.25,0)--(0,-0.25)--(0.25,0)--(0,0.25)--cycle;  real sh = 1.5; filldraw(shift((sh,-sh))*sq,mediumgrey,black); filldraw(shift((sh,-sh))*sqE,white,black); [/asy] It is clear that the answer is $\boxed{\textbf{(E)}}$

~MrThinker

Video Solution by Magic Square

https://youtu.be/-N46BeEKaCQ?t=5658

See Also

2023 AMC 8 (ProblemsAnswer KeyResources)
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Problem 1
Followed by
Problem 3
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