HOW TO SOLVE RUBIK’S CUBE ?

Prepared by,Rajesh @ LEAD

About …..

Other names Magic Cube

Type Combination puzzle

Inventor Ernő Rubik

Company Seven Towns, ltd

Country Hungary

So shall we start …

Corner piece

Center piece

STEP - 1

Make a cross on any of the side of Rubik’s cube.

STEP - 2 Next step is ,on the edges of the cross in

the sides make two color same, like as the picture shows

STEP - 3

Now you can fill the top , considering the sides, that means one layer of the cube in the sides must be in correct manner.

After step 3 you will get the cube like as the picture.( not only in one side , but in all sides )

did you got? If yes, you can continue….

STEP - 4

Keep the top portion, that means the filled portion as base.

Keep red as your base, on the sides you can see a shape like this

We the rubik’s cube solvers call it as” T” shape.

On the top of the T shape you can find a color, check that ,in which side it need to go, that means to the left or right.

Here we are getting into cube movements, please note that always keep a side in your front, don’t try to change the face while doing a step.

And main thing is use at least your common sense.

All movements drawn in the slides are from the front view of yours, not the front view of cube.

If is to left side , follow the below picture

Keep on doing the step till you complete two layers of the cube from the bottom.

If is to Right side follow the below steps

1 2 3 4 5

6 7 8

Did you got your cube like this? , I mean the two layers from bottom.

If yes, please continue……

STEP - 5

Now you look on to the top of Rubik’s cube. You can see any of the picture that I drawn below.

1 2 3 4

If you got picture number 4 on the last slide, you no need to follow these steps. If not follow it, till you get picture number 4.

NB:- please take care in holding of the cube, hold the cube as like as the picture, other wise the result may wrong, ok.

Keep doing this step till you get plus sign on the top. Like as below picture

Did you got? If yes go to next slide…ok

STEP - 6

Please have a look on to the top corners, check that all corners are correct. If not make any of the corner correct by rotating top portion then keep that correct corner on the top right hand side, then have look on to the another corner in the right hand side, check whether that corner can go to the left top corner, if yes only you can do the following step

Top view of the cube

The correct corner.

The wrong corner which has to move to the left hand top corner

This is a correct corner, that mean the so near colors of the cube should be there. Here yellow white and green are there in the corner piece. So it is a correct corner.

Keep this correct corner on the top right hand side.

Then follow the steps.

Now you can see on the top of your rubik’s any of the picture drawn above. Is now all corners are correct. It must be correct.

Please continue solving the cube with following steps,,,,,,,,,,

Top view of the cube

STEP - 7

Keep on doing the step 7 till you get the top portion filled with one color.

STEP - 8

Now you can see at least 2 sides are completed it can be either 3.

If there is any side completed, please keep that side on your left hand, and follow the steps.

Keep on doing this step till you get a fully solved rubik’s cube

Yes I solved the cube, did you?....

Wish you all the best dear friends………

THANKS….

Courtesy: Dr. Thomas George K

Slides prepared by,

Rajesh P HLEAD college of managementDhoni(PO), Palakkadmob: +91 8086906413