1090.94 – The L-shaped Block


Consider this L-shaped block. What is the maximum number of the faces of the pieces produced by one plane cut through the block?

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Solution

Cutting the block as shown will double the number of faces of the original block. The original block has 8 faces, so the cut shown here will make 16.

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