Question

John cuts a big slice of cheese in the middle with a knife.

Find the shape of each slice.

• A. Both slices are trapezoids.
• B. Both slices are rectangles.
• C. Both slices are squares.
• D. None of the above

Answer 1

The correct option is B Both slices are rectangles.

Cutting the slice in the middle, we see:

The dimensions of the new slices are:


We observe:
(1) The opposite sides are equal in length and parallel to each other.
(2) All the four angles are equal, which is 90°.

Hence, both the cheese slices are rectangles.