1) do two coin tosses : head , head --> 1st dessert head , tail ---> 2nd dessert tail , head ---> 3rd dessert
if coin is biased... you can do in three coin tosses : tail , head , head --> 1st dessert head, tail , head --> 2nd dessert head, head , tail --> 3rd dessert 2) sqrt(9+16+25) = 5sqrt(2) -swayambhoo On Fri, Dec 31, 2010 at 4:41 AM, bittu <[email protected]> wrote: > At a restaurant, how can Veronica choose one out of three desserts > with equal probability with the help of a coin? What if the coin is > biased and the bias is unknown? > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Algorithm Geeks" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<algogeeks%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/algogeeks?hl=en. > > -- Swayambhoo jain, Graduate Student, MSEE Electrical and Computer Engineering Dept. University of Minnesota, Twin Cities -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Algorithm Geeks" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/algogeeks?hl=en.
