2023 AMC 8 Problems/Problem 2
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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?
Solution 1
Take a paper and fold it using the given conditions to see the resulting answer -apex304
Solution 2 (Similar to Solution 3 but without pictures)
Notice how the paper is folded. The bottom right corner of the twice-folded paper has to be the middle of the unfolded paper. So if you cut it in the way that it is shown in the problem, you find (it has to be symmetrical) that the cuts make an equilateral rhombus [tilted square] centered in the middle of the paper.
-claregu
Solution 3 (Thorough)
Notice that when we unfold the paper from the vertical fold line, we get
Then, if we unfold the paper from the horizontal fold line, we result in
It is clear that the answer is 
~MrThinker
See Also
| 2023 AMC 8 (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
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