Two or more alternating oblongs create a(n):

Two or more alternating oblongs create a(n):

• A. S shape
• B. Z shape
• C. U shape
• D. C shape

Answer: (A)

When you line up oblongs so that each one sits in the opposite diagonal direction from the one before, the outline traced by their edges bends twice in the same general curve, forming an S-shaped path. That alternating offset creates a winding, serpentine shape that looks like the letter S. If you instead shift the sequence in the opposite diagonal direction, you get a Z-shaped zigzag. A U shape would require bending inward to close a bottom pocket, which needs a different arrangement, and a C shape would continue the bend in a way that doesn’t produce the double bend characteristic of the S.

When you line up oblongs so that each one sits in the opposite diagonal direction from the one before, the outline traced by their edges bends twice in the same general curve, forming an S-shaped path. That alternating offset creates a winding, serpentine shape that looks like the letter S. If you instead shift the sequence in the opposite diagonal direction, you get a Z-shaped zigzag. A U shape would require bending inward to close a bottom pocket, which needs a different arrangement, and a C shape would continue the bend in a way that doesn’t produce the double bend characteristic of the S.