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a piece of metal in the shape of a rectangle was folded as shown below.…

Question

a piece of metal in the shape of a rectangle was folded as shown below. in the figure on the right, the \?\ symbol represents what length?

3 centimetres
6 centimetres
8 centimetres
11 centimetres

Explanation:

Identify the dimensions of the flat rectangular sheet

$$ \text{Width} = 14\text{ cm},\quad \text{Height} = 6\text{ cm} $$

Analyze the folding into a 3D prism

$$ LATEXBLOCK0 $$

Calculate the missing side length of the triangular base

$$ LATEXBLOCK1 $$

Answer:

  • 3 centimetres
  • 6 centimetres
  • 8 centimetres (Correct answer)
  • 11 centimetres