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RUBIK'S CUBE RUBIK'S CUBE RUBIK'S CUBE RUBIK'S CUBE

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PERMUTATIONS AND COMBINATIONS.

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43 QUINTILLION

TERMINOLOGY

FIRST!!

MOVES

NEXT!!

GOAL-1:

SOLVING THE

FIRST LAYER

COMPLETELY

FIRST STEP

• CHOOSE A COLOUR OF YOUR CHOICE.

• WHITE IS CHOSEN IN THIS PRESENTATION

• SOLVE FOR THE WHITE CROSS – IN YOUR OWN WAY

• MAKE SURE IT"S THE RIGHT EDGE PIECE HAVING CORRECT COLOURS.

IF YOU END UP LIKE THIS

(CORRECT PIECE BUT

THE OTHER WAY

AROUND):

THIS FORMULA WORKS-

R(I),U,F(I),U(I).

SECOND STEP: SOLVING SECOND STEP: SOLVING SECOND STEP: SOLVING SECOND STEP: SOLVING

THE CORNER PIECESTHE CORNER PIECESTHE CORNER PIECESTHE CORNER PIECES

(1) BRING THE CORNER PIECE TO THE BOTTON OF ITS CORRECT POSITION , IF IT'S ALREADY THERE THEN PROCEED to (2)

(2) IF THE CORNER PIECE IS RIGHT AT THE BOTTOM: Follow this until it is in correct position.

GOAL-1

ACCOMPLISHED

GOAL-2

SOLVING THE

MIDDLE

LAYER

HOLD AND POSITION IT

RIGHT

(a) Hold the completed layer (WHITE LAYER) at the bottom.

(b) Create a vetical line on the front face by rotating the top face matching the front face.

(c)Make sure the other colour of the edge cube does not match with colour of the centre piece in top layer (Here, it's YELLOW).

LEFT OR RIGHT?

GOAL:2 ACCOMPLISHED

GOAL:3 THE

THIRD AND

THE LAST LAYER

GET THE YELLOW

CROSS: DO NOT NEED

TO MATCH WITH THE

SIDE PIECES..

• INORDER TO GET THE YELLOW CROSS, OBSERVE THE ORIENTATION OF THE CUBE AND FOLLOW THESE STEPS:

NEXT MOVE....GET

ALL THE YELLOW

ON TOP

• FOLLOW THE SQUENCE WITH THE CORRECT ORIENTATION TO ACHIEVE COMPLETE YELLOW ON TOP.

POSITION YELLOW

CORNERS

CORRECTLY

POSITION THE POSITION THE POSITION THE POSITION THE

YELLOW YELLOW YELLOW YELLOW

CORNERS CORNERS CORNERS CORNERS

CORRECTLYCORRECTLYCORRECTLYCORRECTLY

(1) Firstly, twist the top face until atleast two corners are in the right location as A,B or A,D or B,C.

FINALLY......LAST STEP

YOU ARE HAVING EITHER OF YOU ARE HAVING EITHER OF YOU ARE HAVING EITHER OF YOU ARE HAVING EITHER OF

THE ADJACENT THE ADJACENT THE ADJACENT THE ADJACENT

ORIENTATIONS:ORIENTATIONS:ORIENTATIONS:ORIENTATIONS:

A. 4 EDGES ARE INCORRECT

B. 1 EDGE IS CORRECT AND 3 EDGES ARE INCORRECT

A

B

DETERMINE

(A) If 1 edge is correct and 3 edges are incorrect orient the cube so the face with the correct edge is at the back(B) face. Then determine if the edge pieces need to move clockwise or anti-clockwiseand do the correct sequence as in the next slide.

(B) If all the 4 edges are incorrect, then do either of the sequences mentioned in next slide and then determine clockwise or anti-clockwise.

CLOCKWISE SEQUENCE

ANTI-CLOCKWISE SEQUENCE

THANK YOU

FOR YOUR

PATIENCE

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