@Rahul, As per my understanding, In any round P(C is dead) = P(A is alive * A shoots C * A's shot is accurate) + P(B is alive * B shoots C * B's shot is accurate) this is to be minimized. by not shooting at either A or B in 1st chance, how is this probability less for C?
On Sat, Jan 1, 2011 at 10:43 PM, Salil Joshi <joshi.sali...@gmail.com>wrote: > @Rahul, > What purpose is served by wasting the shot? If C shoots at A or B, at least > some probability that C is dead in future will be reduced. > > > > On Sat, Jan 1, 2011 at 10:14 PM, RAHUL KUJUR <kujurismonu2...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> @snehal: >> will the shooting take place in increasing order of accuracy of hitting >> the target and is that at a time only one person can take a shot??? >> if yes then >> @Salil: >> my answer would be the same as above. what C will do is that it will first >> let A and B kill each other first. >> After C wastes his shot it will be B's turn. B can kill C, but in that >> case the turn would go to A and he would surely kill B. If B goes after A, >> then B may hit it or miss it(as its probability of hitting is 50%) >> If B misses it >> then >> it depends on A whom to kill. A may kill B or C. A will try to kill one >> who is better shooter i.e. B as C is less likely to hit A. >> If B hits A then we are done. Round 1 is complete(as required in the >> question) and C survives the first round. >> Look the problem is not that who gets killed at last but rather what C >> should fire in the first round obviously to survive(as I understood the >> problem). It may happen that eventually C gets killed. But what should C >> shoot in first round to survive. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Algorithm Geeks" group. >> To post to this group, send email to algoge...@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> algogeeks+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<algogeeks%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> >> . >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/algogeeks?hl=en. >> > > > > -- > > -------- > Thanks & Regards > Salil Joshi. > CSE MTech II, IITB > A-414, Hostel 12 > +91.9819.442.865 > > > This is a confidential E-Mail. If it has reached you by mistake or if you > are not the intended receiver, please send it back to me. > -- -------- Thanks & Regards Salil Joshi. CSE MTech II, IITB A-414, Hostel 12 +91.9819.442.865 This is a confidential E-Mail. If it has reached you by mistake or if you are not the intended receiver, please send it back to me. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Algorithm Geeks" group. To post to this group, send email to algoge...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to algogeeks+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/algogeeks?hl=en.
