Wednesday, 15 May 2013

How can I swap opposite corners on the same face of a 2x2 cube?


I've been experimenting with using Y-permutations to solve the 2x2 cube as described here. I ended up with the cube solved but for a single face where the opposite corners were swapped and disoriented. I managed to solve the cube, but I wonder if there is a shorter algorithm to accomplish this task.



Answer



If you're using Y-perms, then simply rotate a face containing one of the corners 90 degrees, to position them opposite each other. This is called a setup move. Doing so puts the two corners opposite each other, and a Y-perm will then swap the correct corners.


You can then undo that setup move after completing the Y-perm by rotating the face back in place.


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