Without disassembling the cube, how many possible combinations are there in a
Rubik's cube?
Hint:
Rubik's cube has no fixed center.
There are corners.
I don't think you will find answers somewhere. Calculators allowed.
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The eight corners positions: 8 !
But seven of them can be independently rotated 3 7
There is nothing identifying the orientation of the cube in space. This is because all possible positions of the corners are equivalent and no center like 3 × 3 × 3 . We can do that by canceling × 8 in 8 ! and ÷ 3 in 3 7
The possible combinations are: 7 ! × 3 6 = 3 6 7 4 1 6 0