Ramu folds a rectangular sheet of paper twice such that its breadth becomes half in first fold and its length becomes half in second fold. Choose the correct option.

The folded paper is similar to the original.

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The folded paper is congruent to the original.

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The folded paper is may not be similar to the original.

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The folded paper is enlarged than the original.

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Solution

The correct option is A The folded paper is similar to the original.
The length and breadth of obtained rectangle is proportinal to the original rectangle with a scale factor of $\frac{1}{2}$ . So, they are similar to each other. Since scale factor is less than 1, the size of folded paper is reduced.

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Ramu folds a rectangular sheet of paper twice such that its breadth becomes half in first fold and its length becomes half in second fold. Choose the correct option.

The correct option is A The folded paper is similar to the original.The length and breadth of obtained rectangle is proportinal to the original rectangle with a scale factor of 12. So, they are similar to each other. Since scale factor is less than 1, the size of folded paper is reduced.