The diagram shows a figure made from six equal, touching squares arranged with a vertical line of symmetry. A straight line is drawn through the bottom corner in such a way that the area of the figure is halved. Where will the cut cross the edge ?
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one quarter of the way down
half way down
three-quarters the way down
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