Solve Parallelepiped Transformation Problem to Rectangular Box

[squenshl]

I was just wondering how I can start out with a parallelepiped only cutting 4 faces vertically, at right angles to the edges I cut through & rearrange the pieces so that I can get rectangular box so that the volume is the area of the base times the height.

 

[LCKurtz]

I was just wondering how I can start out with a parallelepiped only cutting 4 faces vertically, at right angles to the edges I cut through & rearrange the pieces so that I can get rectangular box so that the volume is the area of the base times the height.

If this is a puzzle where you are trying to re-arrange the pieces to form a rectangular box, I can't help you. Are you aware the volume of a parallelepiped is the already the area of the base times the height?

 

[jav]

If this is a puzzle where you are trying to re-arrange the pieces to form a rectangular box, I can't help you. Are you aware the volume of a parallelepiped is the already the area of the base times the height?

Actually the volume of a parallelpiped is a.(bxc)

 

[LCKurtz]

Actually the volume of a parallelpiped is a.(bxc)

You mean |a.(bxc)|.

 

[jav]

Yup, no negative volumes here. :)

 

[squenshl]

How could you do it if you had say a loaf of bread or a paper model.