Question

Folds with two hinges and three planar limbs are called ___________

a.

Conjugate folds

b.

Cheveron folds

c.

Cuspate folds

d.

Cylindrical folds

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Answer: (a).Conjugate folds

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Q. Folds with two hinges and three planar limbs are called ___________

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