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OpenStudy (anonymous):

I take a cake of any form and i have to cut it into two same pieces using one straight cut, how do i do it

OpenStudy (tyteen4a03):

Make a cut along the axis of symmetry.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

A cake of ANY FORM

OpenStudy (anonymous):

If it has no axis of symmetry, then you can't...

OpenStudy (anonymous):

You could cut it from the side, of course, if that's what you meant.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

From the side? The cake can be any form u can see in real life

OpenStudy (anonymous):

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OpenStudy (anonymous):

The cake can take the form of a tree, a tIger, a shoe , any forM

OpenStudy (anonymous):

U cant find the symetry axe by eyes

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Some objects don't have symmetry axes, though, so they can't be cut into two identical pieces.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Exactly, the question asks u to find a way

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I don't think we're on the same wavelength. An arbitrary shape cannot be cut into two identical pieces. Period.

OpenStudy (tyteen4a03):

Extending @Jemurray3 's reply, he means An arbitrary shape cannot be cut into 2 identical pieces unless it has at least 1 axis of symmetry. This sounds more like a trick question than a mathematical question.

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