How to Make a Square from Rectangular Paper

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For many paper folding projects, you need to start with a square piece of paper with four equal sides. Most of the paper you have laying around, however, is probably rectangular. Luckily, there are two easy ways to turn a rectangle into a square without using a ruler. If you have two equal sheets of paper, you can even do it without folds.

Method 1
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Using a Quick Fold

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    This brings the short side of the paper over to one of the long sides. Line up these two edges and crease the fold. You should now have a right triangle made from the folded sheet, plus an extra rectangle of single-sheet paper. [1]
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    Cut along the edge of the triangle to separate it from the extra paper. [2]
    • If you do not have scissors, fold the small rectangle over the triangle and crease well. Unfold the paper. Press down hard on the small rectangle with one hand, and on the rest of the paper with the other. Slowly move your hands apart to tear along the crease. [3]
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    You now have a perfect square with a diagonal crease in it. [4]
    • To make the crease less obvious, flip the paper over and fold it the other way along the same crease.
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Method 2
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Making a Square without Any Creases

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    These should be exactly the same size.
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    Place the vertical and horizontal pieces of paper on a flat surface.
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    Align the bottom and left edges.
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    Using the top sheet of paper as a guide, cut through the lower sheet of paper where it sticks out. The remaining lower piece is a perfect square. [5]
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    If you need more square sheets of paper, just place the one you made over another rectangle. Trace around it, then cut out the shape.
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    How do I make a decagon prism?
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    That would be 3-D papercraft. Print a "net" (which has a flattened version of the shape along with some tabs) and cut out the outside of the shape. Then make creases along the dotted lines, and fold it up like 3-D origami. To hold it in place, glue the tabs to the inside. This can take some time and practice, but the overall result is pretty good.
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      1. ↑ https://www.firstpalette.com/quick-how-to/paper-square.html
      2. ↑ https://origami-resource-center.com/cut-a-square/
      3. ↑ http://www.origamiway.com/make-origami-paper.shtml
      4. ↑ https://origami-resource-center.com/cut-a-square/
      5. ↑ https://origami-resource-center.com/cut-a-square/

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