Player A begins by placing a checker on the lower left-hand corner of a checkerboard (8 by 8 squares). Player B places a checker one square to the right or one square up or one square diagonally up and to the right of Player A’s checker. Then A places a checker one square to the right or one square up or one square diagonally up and to the right of Player B. The players continue alternating moves in this way. The winner is the player who places a checker in the upper right corner. Would you rather be Player A or Player B? a) For this week’s homework, you are to find a winning strategy and express that winning strategy in a way that is easy to understand. b) Now generalize the board to any sized rectangle (mxn). What is your winning strategy now?

Player A begins by placing a checker on the lower left-hand corner of a checkerboard (8 by 8 squares). Player B places a checker one square to the right or one square up or one square diagonally up and to the right of Player A’s checker. Then A places a checker one square to the right or one square up or one square diagonally up and to the right of Player B. The players continue alternating moves in this way. The winner is the player who places a checker in the upper right corner. Would you rather be Player A or Player B? a) For this week’s homework, you are to find a winning strategy and express that winning strategy in a way that is easy to understand. b) Now generalize the board to any sized rectangle (mxn). What is your winning strategy now?

Practical Management Science

6th Edition

ISBN:9781337406659

Author:WINSTON, Wayne L.

Publisher:WINSTON, Wayne L.

Chapter11: Simulation Models

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 44P: You now have 5000. You will toss a fair coin four times. Before each toss you can bet any amount of...

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