Cutting a cube to make two cubes
Geometry
Level
3
We cut a cube into pieces, making finitely many straight cuts with planes.
Is it possible to put all these pieces together and make two cubes?
Yes, even if the two cubes are required to be congruent
Yes, but only if the two cubes don't need to be congruent
No, it is not possible
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1 solution
There is only one solution. By cutting the cub into 16 smaller cubes.