Suppose you have to get each of these shapes with some folds and a single straight cut. Class 6

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Suppose you have to get each of these shapes with some folds and a single straight cut. Class 6

Question 1.

Suppose you have to get each of these shapes with some folds and a single straight cut. How will you do it? Class 6

(a) The hole in the centre is a square.

(b) The hole in the centre is a square.

[Note : For the above two questions, check if the 4-sided figures in the centre satisfy both the properties of a square.]

Solution:

(a) Fold the square along horizontal and vertical lines. Then, cut a square from corner.

(b) Fold the square along the two diagonals and then cut a square from the corner.