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document.write( "First 6 cuts made 7 = 6+1  strips parallel to the base.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Next 8 cuts perpendicular to the base cut each of 7 parallel strips in 9 = 8+1 small rectangles.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Total number of small cut rectangles is the product 7*9 = 63.    ANSWER\r\n" );
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