Dice & Cubes
A cube is a three-dimensional solid figure. It has six square faces, twelve edges, and eight corners or vertices. In reasoning exams, a dice is simply a cube with numbers, dots, or symbols on its faces. There are two main types of dice: Standard and General. In a Standard dice, the sum of numbers on opposite faces is always 7. For example, 1 is opposite to 6, 2 to 5, and 3 to 4. In a General dice, any number or symbol can be opposite to another.
Concepts (3)
When two views of a dice show one common number, keep that number fixed. Write the numbers from both views in a clockwise direction. The numbers that align in your list are opposite to each other.
When two views of a dice show one common number, keep that number fixed. Write the numbers from both views in a clockwise direction. The numbers that align in your list are opposite to each other. For example, if View 1 shows (1,2,3) and View 2 shows (1,4,5), then 2 is opposite 4, and 3 is opposite 5.
An open dice shows all six faces on a flat surface. The rule is simple: faces that are separated by exactly one box are opposite. For a vertical line of four boxes, the 1st and 3rd are opposite, and the 2nd and 4th are opposite.
An open dice shows all six faces on a flat surface. The rule is simple: faces that are separated by exactly one box are opposite. For a vertical line of four boxes, the 1st and 3rd are opposite, and the 2nd and 4th are opposite.
To get 'n' identical pieces along one edge, you need 'n-1' cuts. To get a total of 64 pieces, you need 4 pieces along each of the three dimensions (4x4x4=64). Thus, you need (4-1) + (4-1) + (4-1) = 9 cuts in total.
To get 'n' identical pieces along one edge, you need 'n-1' cuts. To get a total of 64 pieces, you need 4 pieces along each of the three dimensions (4x4x4=64). Thus, you need (4-1) + (4-1) + (4-1) = 9 cuts in total.
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