Malaysia IMONST 1 Senior P20
Source:
September 19, 2020
combinatorics
Problem Statement
Geetha wants to cut a cube of size into unit cubes (of size
). Every cut must be straight, and parallel to a face of the big cube. What
is the minimum number of cuts that Geetha needs?
Note: After every cut, she can rearrange the pieces before cutting again. At every
cut, she can cut more than one pieces as long as the pieces are on a straight line.