At 11:25 PM 7/7/2007, you wrote:
Write an algorithm (not language specific code) to do the following:
Players is a variable holding the number of players in a single
elimination tournament. If you loose a match, you're out. The
winner is determined when there is no one left to play.
This is trivial:
number of matches required to get a winner = number of players - 1
explanation:
one match eliminates one player
every player but one must be eliminated to have a winner
therefore.......
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