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Math problem
Posted on 1/19/18 at 12:48 pm
Posted on 1/19/18 at 12:48 pm
If I am a champion of a single elimination tournament and I won 56 matches to be champion.
What is the minimum # of competitors there and what is the minimum # of matches that were played during the tournament?
What is the minimum # of competitors there and what is the minimum # of matches that were played during the tournament?
22
Posted on 1/19/18 at 12:48 pm to Team Alpha Beast
350
Posted on 1/19/18 at 12:49 pm to Team Alpha Beast
1
Posted on 1/19/18 at 12:49 pm to Team Alpha Beast
Posted on 1/19/18 at 12:49 pm to Team Alpha Beast
288
Posted on 1/19/18 at 12:49 pm to Team Alpha Beast
pi
Posted on 1/19/18 at 12:50 pm to Team Alpha Beast
2^56 is number of competitors
The sum of 2^0+2^1+...+2^28 is the total # of matches
The sum of 2^0+2^1+...+2^28 is the total # of matches
This post was edited on 1/19/18 at 12:55 pm
Posted on 1/19/18 at 12:50 pm to Team Alpha Beast
quote:
Team Alpha Beast
Coach's son, eh?
Posted on 1/19/18 at 12:50 pm to Team Alpha Beast
2^56
2^56-1
2^56-1
Posted on 1/19/18 at 12:51 pm to Team Alpha Beast
Posted on 1/19/18 at 12:52 pm to Team Alpha Beast
288
Tree fiddy
Tree fiddy
This post was edited on 1/19/18 at 12:53 pm
Posted on 1/19/18 at 12:52 pm to Team Alpha Beast
7.2057594e16
Posted on 1/19/18 at 12:53 pm to Team Alpha Beast
This seems like an exponential problem
Posted on 1/19/18 at 12:53 pm to Team Alpha Beast
72057594037927936 teams
36028797018963967 matches
36028797018963967 matches
This post was edited on 1/19/18 at 12:59 pm
Posted on 1/19/18 at 12:54 pm to Team Alpha Beast
57 and 56
This post was edited on 1/19/18 at 12:59 pm
Posted on 1/19/18 at 12:57 pm to Team Alpha Beast
A 6-pack of Busch Light.
Posted on 1/19/18 at 1:00 pm to Team Alpha Beast
You ain't winning that tournament
Posted on 1/19/18 at 1:00 pm to NotoriousFSU
quote:
Coach's son, eh?
Actually Frank Dux claims the record of 56 KOs in his fictional kumite tournament. (Bloodsport)
So it just made me wonder how many other competitors and how many matches it would take for that to be possible.
Just curious.
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