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In a Nutshell Finding Soma Cube Pieces
Different solid figures are made by stacking two out of seven Soma
Cube pieces. Find the pieces needed to build each solid figure.
A BC D EF G
A, B
Categories of Soma Cube Pieces
Soma Cube pieces are categorized into two groups according to
the number of cubes that make up one piece: the piece is
made up of three cubes and the rest of the pieces are each made
up of 4 cubes. Soma Cube pieces are also categorized according
to the number of levels of cubes in each piece: , , , and
can be rotated or flipped to have one or more levels of cubes,
, , and will have only two levels of cubes.
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Different solid figures are made by stacking two out of seven Soma
Cube pieces. Find the pieces needed to build each solid figure.
A BC D EF G
A, B
Categories of Soma Cube Pieces
Soma Cube pieces are categorized into two groups according to
the number of cubes that make up one piece: the piece is
made up of three cubes and the rest of the pieces are each made
up of 4 cubes. Soma Cube pieces are also categorized according
to the number of levels of cubes in each piece: , , , and
can be rotated or flipped to have one or more levels of cubes,
, , and will have only two levels of cubes.
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