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Cutting a cube (Posted on 2004-04-28)

If you want to cut a 3x3x3 cube in 1x1x1 pieces by using plane cuts, you would need six cuts, if no rearranging of pieces is allowed.

How many cuts would you need, if you were allowed to rearrange the pieces after each cut, and why?

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Minimum of six cuts.

Posted by Genevieve on 2004-09-29 13:54:56

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