Introduction to Algorithms
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ISBN: 9780262033848
Author: Thomas H. Cormen, Ronald L. Rivest, Charles E. Leiserson, Clifford Stein
Publisher: MIT Press
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Chapter C.2, Problem 1E
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To find the probability to obtainmore number of headsby the Professor Rosencrantz.
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