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How can you cut a rectangular cake into 8 equal parts with only 3 cuts?
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-- Adjust the direction of the knife so that it's parallel to the length of the cake,
and cut (1) the cake down the middle ... 2 equal pieces.
-- Turn the knife 90 degrees so that it's parallel to the width of the cake,
and cut (2) the cake down the middle ... 4 equal pieces.
-- Stack the 4 equal pieces in an even stack, so that their edges all line up.
Cut (3) the stack in two equal pieces, either length-wise, width-wise, or
along either diagonal ... 8 equal pieces.
Alternate method for any one of the cuts described above, (1) or (2) or (3):
-- Turn the knife so that the blade is parallel to the cake-board and half of
the height of the cake above the board. Slice through the height of the cake,
keeping the knife parallel to the cake's bottom surface, to its top surface and
to the cake-board, cutting the whole cake into an upper layer and a lower layer
of equal thickness.
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How do you cut a cake into 8 equal pieces in 3 cuts?
This is a trick question. Normally if you wanted to cut a cake into 8 equal pieces you would do so with more than 3 cuts. However, it is possible to do it in 3 cuts if you have a sufficiently long knife. By cutting the cake with two perpendicular cuts you can easily get 4 equal pieces. Then you rearrange these 4 pieces so that they are in a line, with all the pointy ends aligned in the same direction. Then you can cut all four pieces in half with one more cut. But it takes a long knife.Answer:Alternately two perpendicular cuts to make 4 equal pieces and a horizontal cut at the middle of the cake to make it into two equal layers each with 4 equal pieces.But if the cake has frosting on top, then the top pieces can't really be exactly equal to the bottom pieces which won't have frosting on top. Nonetheless, it's a good alternative. And not all cakes are frosted.
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How do you cut a cake into 8 equal pieces in 3 cuts?
This is a trick question. Normally if you wanted to cut a cake into 8 equal pieces you would do so with more than 3 cuts. However, it is possible to do it in 3 cuts if you have a sufficiently long knife. By cutting the cake with two perpendicular cuts you can easily get 4 equal pieces. Then you rearrange these 4 pieces so that they are in a line, with all the pointy ends aligned in the same direction. Then you can cut all four pieces in half with one more cut. But it takes a long knife.Answer:Alternately two perpendicular cuts to make 4 equal pieces and a horizontal cut at the middle of the cake to make it into two equal layers each with 4 equal pieces.But if the cake has frosting on top, then the top pieces can't really be exactly equal to the bottom pieces which won't have frosting on top. Nonetheless, it's a good alternative. And not all cakes are frosted.
What is a perpindicular bisector?
A line which cuts a line segment into two equal parts at 90°.
What are pdiports 64?
Use the midpoint calculator to find out the midpoint of a line segment, which is the point that cuts the segment into two equal parts.
What is a perpendicular line bisector?
It is a line which cuts a line segment into two equal parts at 90°.
Cutting a cake into 16 pieces with 5 cuts?
All your cuts will be diameters, which means all the cuts will be straight lines that pass through the center of the cake. Your first cut can be anywhere, as long as it's straight and passes through the center. But to make things easy, make your first cut vertical. You now have two equal pieces. Then rotate the cake 90 degrees and make a second diameter cut. It will be perpendicular to the first cut. You now have four equal pieces. Now, rotate the cake 45 degrees and make a third cut through the center. After doing so, rotate the cake 90 degrees from the last cut and make a fourth cut. You should now have eight equal pieces. By now you should be getting the idea. You have to make four more cuts. Each cut should be through the center and should exactly halve the eight slices. This will produce 16 equal slices. By the way, having the interval is a good way of cutting up a square or rectangular cake, too. Every cut should halve the remaining pieces. You start by cutting the cake in half. Then you cut the halves in half. Then you cut the quarters (halves of halves) in half, and so on.
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