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Combinatorics: 6. A mathematician picks and integer i from the set {1,2,3,...,15} and a computer scientist tries...

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6. A mathematician picks and integer i from the set{1,2,3,...,15} and a computer scientist tries to find the number byasking questions of the form: Is ix, or i=x? Show thatthe number can always be found using three questions

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Suppose the integer picked is denoted by i Here follows the 3 questions Question 1 Is i 8 or i 8 or i 8 Now if i 8 we find the number as 8 only in the first question If i    See Answer
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