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Basic origami tutorial: How to make regular pentagonal paper from rectangular paper

The method of making a regular pentagon from rectangular paper is used in many origami. If you don’t know how to do it yet, you can follow the diagram below to learn it. It’s quite simple!~

Basic origami tutorial: How to make regular pentagonal paper from rectangular paper

First find a rectangular piece of paper, fold it in half, and then fold it as shown in the picture below. The angle β is twice as large as α.

Basic origami tutorial: How to make regular pentagonal paper from rectangular paper

Fold angle β inward in half.

Basic origami tutorial: How to make regular pentagonal paper from rectangular paper

Then fold angle α back.

Basic origami tutorial: How to make regular pentagonal paper from rectangular paper

Cut along the black line.

Basic origami tutorial: How to make regular pentagonal paper from rectangular paper

Expand and a regular pentagonal paper is completed.

Basic origami tutorial: How to make regular pentagonal paper from rectangular paper