Solve this equation for me

[leonid]

Re: Solve this equation for me

yeah i guess


My fault was only trying to solve it by some sort of divide-and-conquer approach.

Maybe I would get the right answer if I tried to think otherwise..

[MrRubix]

Re: Solve this equation for me

Still I like your approach, haha, cool way of going at it -- give that card problem a shot though... that ****er's hard as nuts imo.

[leonid]

Re: Solve this equation for me

I'll just be satisfied with the first $1 I gain and leave (jk)


edit: I'm going to work on this problem later, as I have an exam on Thursday..

[LongGone]

Re: Solve this equation for me

I'll just be satisfied with the first $1 I gain and leave (jk)

This. Rofl

[justaguy]

Re: Solve this equation for me

i was 99.999% sure this thread was a joke

guess not

[GG_Guru]

Re: Solve this equation for me

Awww what happened to all my posts?

[virus003]

Re: Solve this equation for me

thread revival

[MrRubix]

Re: Solve this equation for me

Just to give leonid something to toss and turn over in his sleep


NOW ASSUME YOU HAVE THREE SPHERES

[leonid]

Re: Solve this equation for me

NOW ASSUME YOU HAVE THREE SPHERES

[GG_Guru]

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Hey leo is your sister watching?

[MrRubix]

Re: Solve this equation for me

HAHAHAHHAHHAHAA

leo omg I seriously just spat soda all over my laptop, omfg, not even joking -- I just made a huge mess



guru: That animation's fake -- many things are unrealistic lol (assuming it's meant to pass for a real suicide)

oyea entrance wound

[GG_Guru]

Re: Solve this equation for me

You spilt soda on your laptop. Back to Pre-K for you buddy.

edit: Ahhh fuk. I think I'm gonna call it a night.

[leonid]

Re: Solve this equation for me

Here's a quick thought:

Do the same thing as the two-balls version. i.e. drop the first ball from floor 14, 27, etc,

and then use the remaining two balls, instead of one ball in the previous problem, to check the exact location, by using the same method as the solution of the previous problem.


edit: I think we need to increase the floor gap for the first ball in order to get lowest maximum drops

[MrRubix]

Re: Solve this equation for me

Here's a quick thought:

Do the same thing as the two-balls version. i.e. drop the first ball from floor 14, 27, etc,

and then use the remaining two balls, instead of one ball in the previous problem, to check the exact location, by using the same method as the solution of the previous problem.

So say it breaks at 99 -- then you drop the second sphere until you hit floor 99 from the previous droppoint. You need to check floors 96, 97, and 98, and you have two spheres left. Normal solution is to use one sphere on 96, 97, 98. 1+2 = 3, so 2 is my worst case first-drop point under your strat. I could drop my second sphere on 97, then. If it doesn't break, I drop on 98 and I find my floor. If it breaks, I drop on 96 and find my floor.

So in this worst-case scenario, I only save one drop and can guarantee 13 -- you can do better!

[Blue Bird]

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with probability p.

Sorry man, I give up.

Someone needs to write a FAQ on how2linear equations.