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== Problem | == Problem == | ||
A square with side length 8 is cut in half, creating two congruent rectangles. What are the dimensions of one of these rectangles? | A square with side length 8 is cut in half, creating two congruent rectangles. What are the dimensions of one of these rectangles? | ||
<math> \textbf{(A)}\ 2\ by\ 4\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 2\ by\ 6\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 2\ by\ 8\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 4\ by\ 4\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 4\ by\ 8 </math> | <math> \textbf{(A)}\ 2\ \text{by}\ 4\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ \ 2\ \text{by}\ 6\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ \ 2\ \text{by}\ 8\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 4\ \text{by}\ 4\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 4\ \text{by}\ 8 </math> | ||
== Solution == | |||
Cutting the square in half will bisect one pair of sides while the other side will remain unchanged. Thus, the new square is <math>\frac{8}{2}</math> by <math>8</math>, or <math>\boxed{\textbf{(E)}\ 4\ \text{by}\ 8}</math>. | |||
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== See Also == | |||
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Latest revision as of 12:57, 1 July 2023
Problem
A square with side length 8 is cut in half, creating two congruent rectangles. What are the dimensions of one of these rectangles?
Solution
Cutting the square in half will bisect one pair of sides while the other side will remain unchanged. Thus, the new square is 
by 
, or 
.
Video Solution (CREATIVE THINKING)
~Education, the Study of Everything
See Also
| 2012 AMC 10A (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
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