Description
Consider a dart board. Distances are marked from the dart board at every 5 feet by a white line. Line 1=5 ft, Line 2=10ft, etc.Players have to stand on these lines and try to hit the bullseye on the board. We will assume that
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If the player is able to hit the bullseye at Line x, then he/she can also hit the bullseye at any line numbered less than x.
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If the player misses the bullseye at Line x, then he/she will also miss the bullseye at line numbered greater than x.
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If you miss, you cannot reuse your dart. However, if you hit the bullseye you can reuse the dart
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Only hitting the bullseye counts {anything else is a miss
Given that there are k lines and you have 2 darts. What is the minimum number of trials required to nd the farthest distance from which you can hit the bullseye. Note that we are optimizing the number of trials. [HINT: A very similar problem is available online, you can look it up to modify it according to the requirements of this problem].
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