How to Make a Square From Cut Paper

By Society & Culture & Entertainment Last updated Sunday, May/12/2024

1). Lay a rectangle of paper on a flat table with the narrow edge facing you. For example, the narrow edge of a piece of typing paper measuring 8 1/2 inches by 11 inches is 8 1/2 inches wide.
2). Grasp the right upper corner of the paper and pull it up and all the way over until the right corner touches the left edge of the paper.
3). Keep the paper flat on the table and align the entire right edge perfectly with the left edge to create a triangle with its apex in the left upper corner.
4). Hold the edge in alignment and carefully press the fold making up the long side of the triangle until it lies flat. You will then have a triangle with a strip beneath it that's the width of the original paper.
5). Hold the triangle closed on the left side and carefully cut off the remaining strip of paper along the bottom edge nearest to you.
6). Unfold and smooth out the crease in the paper for a perfect square.

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