A square piece of paper is folded in half horizontally, then folded in half vertically. Two cuts are made on the folded corner. Which of the following figures most closely resembles the unfolded form of the paper?

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A square piece of paper is folded in half horizontally, then folded in half vertically. Two cuts are made on the folded corner. Which of the following figures most closely resembles the unfolded form of the paper?

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**Solution:**

1. The paper is folded in half horizontally, then vertically, resulting in a quarter-sized folded paper.

2. Two cuts are made on the folded corner.

3. When the paper is unfolded, the cuts are reflected across the fold lines.

4. This reflection creates four identical cut-out shapes arranged symmetrically towards the center of the original square.

5. Among the options, only Option 1 shows this symmetrical pattern of four identical cut-outs.

**Answer:** Option 1

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