Question

In preparation for an ad campaign, the Flightless Ostrich Farm needs to test its eggs for durability. The world standard for egg-hardness calls for rating an egg according to the the highest floor of the Empire State Building from which the egg can be dropped without breaking. Flightless's official tester, Oskar, realizes that if he takes only one egg along on his trip to New York, he'll need to drop it from (potentially) every one of the building's 102 floors, starting with the first, to determine its rating. How many drops does he need in the worst case, if he takes two eggs?

Answer 1

Answer:

The number of drops that the official tester will need for two eggs in the worst case scenario = 2

Step-by-step explanation:

Since the ad is to prove the hardness of tje eggs and high ratings correspond to the Ostrich eggs not breaking till the topmost floors, the worst case scenario will be that the Flightless Ostrich Farm's eggs are of the lowest ratings and will break on the first attempt from the first floor.

If he takes two eggs, the worst case scenario is that the two eggs each break on their first trials; that is, from the first floor.

So, the number of drops that the official tester will need for two eggs in the worst case scenario = 2

One drop for the first egg from the first floor, it breaks, then the second drop for the second egg from the first floor too and it also breaks.

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