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Cut the carpet

You are given two carpets of dimensions 8-by-8 and 6-by-1. Your task is to make a carpet of dimensions 7 by 10. You are only allowed to cut the 8-by-8 carpet into two pieces. How do you make the cut so that the three carpet pieces can be put together to form the required carpet?

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