How can you cut a rectangular cake in 8 symmetric pieces in three cuts?

Gunapaneni Thejeswar
23d
To cut a rectangular cake into 8 symmetric pieces with just three cuts, follow these steps: 1. First Cut: Make a vertical cut down the center of the cake, dividing it into two equal rectangular halves...read more
Mayur Jadhav
1mo
Step 1: First Vertical Cut Cut the cake vertically down the middle, dividing it into two equal halves. Step 2: Second Horizontal Cut Cut the cake horizontally through the middle, making four equal pie...read more
Pranav Gangurde
1mo
First cut in plus sign from top and then slit the cake horizontally sideways by height
Anonymous
5mo
3 cut
Devika K.S
6mo
the cake into quarters (4 pieces) using 2 of the cuts – one horizontally down the centre of the cake and the other vertically down the centre of the cake. This will leave you with 4 pieces (or slices)...read more
Priyanshu Ranjan
6mo
First Cut: Make a vertical cut down the middle of the cake. This will divide the cake into two equal halves. Second Cut: Make a horizontal cut across the middle of the cake. Now, you have four equal p...read more
Hillan Shaba
6mo
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You will get 8 equal pieces using 3 cuts of a knife.
productivetomato
6mo
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8
productivetomato
6mo
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8
naveen kumari
7mo
After the first horizontal cut, you have 2 pieces. After the second vertical cut, you have 4 pieces (each of equal size and shape). After the third diagonal cut, you have 8 pieces (each piece is a tri...read more
simon mofya mwansa
7mo
8 cuts
Anonymous
8mo
1 cut on center of x axis, 2nd cut on the y axis, 3rd cut on the center of z axis.
Subas mohanty
8mo
Solution: The solution can be divided into 3 basic steps. But apart from this there are also other method of executing this task. Step 1: Cut the cake into quarters (4 pieces) using 2 of the cuts – on...read more
sukhman
10mo
amax min
Shubham Pandey
11mo
The worst-case scenario is that you pick all 5 black gloves first. In this case, you would need to pick 6 gloves to ensure you get at least one white glove and thus a perfect pair. So, in the worst-ca...read more
Shubham Pandey
11mo
First Cut: Make a vertical cut down the center of the cake, dividing it into two equal halves. Second Cut: Stack the two halves on top of each other. Then make a horizontal cut across the stacked halv...read more
TARUN SHARMA
11mo
4 cuts max
SUNNY KUMAR
1y
I am gonna Cut half along width and length. Put it over other piece. Repeat this 2 more times. Hence in 3 cut you will get 8 symmetric pieces.
Anonymous
1y
You can also try it diagonally, to get symmetric yet pieces of triangle shape.
Anonymous
1y
U are 75% correct, extra 25% for thinking. U r making 4 cuts that's y deducted that 25%. Better afte...read more
Parashuram Laxman Ghorpade
1y
Get 8 cuts
Sween Joseph Coutinho
1y
Cut the cake in 2 perpendicular section and then cut one of the half into another perpendicular section it's question of similarity and not of congrulanty or equality
nisha syal
1y
cut the cake horizontally along the base at the center of the height. Then 3 cuts vertically in the center
Rahul maddhesiya
1y
8
Mani viki
1y
Initially make a X cut (2 cuts) , and arrange the cake in straight line and make a (1 cut) cut, you get 8 pieces.
gratefulstephen
1y
Question itself is wrong, there should be 3 dimension in the cake, can not be Rectangular
hospitableappam
11mo
maar s#ale k
Anonymous
1y
are u ch#tiya
vamsi krishna
1y
2 Vertical Cuts straight from edge to edge in X shape format. The one in the middle horizontally like a sandwich
Anonymous
1y
abe ghochu rectangular hai. . .not round
John Pandian
1y
2 Vertical Cuts straight from edge to edge in X format. The one in the middle horizontally like a sandwich
nilesh kumar
1y
2
Adith P
1y
cut the cake horizontally stack the cake to 4 piece then stack again cut again now have 8 piece of cake
Anonymous
1y
2×2 square 8 piece
Pankaj Singh
1y
3 cuts
Joydeep Dey
1y
Not possible, max possible cut into 6pcs.
Santosh Khare
1y
Two times rows and two times coloum Shep cut
Abdulrehman Mirkar
1y
Sidha sidha ek hi baat bolo ga cake khane se matlab rakko cut krne me ky rakka hai
Anonymous
1y
You need to cut in the middle in a diamond shape and then you need to cut vertically in the middle of the cake.you get the 8symmetric pieces in three cuts.
Shahana Sulthana
1y
To cut a rectangular cake into 8 symmetric pieces with three cuts, you can make two perpendicular cuts intersecting at the center of the cake, creating four equal quarters. Then, make a third cut hori...read more
Kashid Chaitanya
1y
First two cuts in vertical axis from centre and third from horizontal from centre
Best knowledge
1y
Cake cut vertical 2 times equal and last cut horizontal in middle of vertical so be equal 8 peace
Rajveer Malsariya
1y
First cut : Cut the cake from between. So it looks like u hv two cakes which are half the size (height) of the original one. Keep these two pieces on each other. Do not keep them separately. Second cu...read more
Anonymous
1y
cut the cake horizontally in middle first, and cut cake in same as plus sing
Nasar Iqubal
1y
First cut the cake vertically and horizontally then cut it in middle of the cake horizontally then it will be in 8 pieces
Durgesh pal Singh
1y
cut the cake horizontally along the base at the center of the height. Then cut vertically on two axis in the center
nayuma shaik
1y
First cut the cake vertically and horizontally then cut it in middle of the cake horizontally then it will be in 8 pieces
Anwaar Ahmed
1y
make 3 vertical cut equal, or make 3 horizontal cut equal
Manikandan
1y
Make 1 vertical cut, 2 horizontal cuts, and one final cut in between the cakes to yield eight 8 pieces.
Shiva k
1y
1. Cut horizontally in half. (2 pieces) 2. Cut vertically through the center, perpendicular to the first cut. (4 pieces) 3. Cut vertically again, parallel to the first cut, dividing each of the 4 piec...read more
Anonymous
1y

Cut it horizontal and vertical from the middle of the cake and u will get 8 symmetric pieces

Anonymous
1y
we cut the cake in parallel then you have to rectangulate once
Akshay Aher
1y
Step 1: Cut the cake in the middle of y-axis parallel to the x-axis. Step 2: Cut the cake in the middle of x-axis parallel to the y-axis Step 3: Cut the cake in the middle of z-axis parallel to eithe...read more
Nitish Prasad
1y
it's simple 1 cut vertical, 2 cut horizontally,and the last cut between the cake and get 8 pieces.
S BALA MURUGAN
1y

Cut the cake on two side evenly.and now take pieces cut into horizontal get to the finally 8pieces

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