Problem 45247. Tell your secret

Created by Asif Newaz

Solve Later

{"relationships":[{"relationshipType":"http://schemas.mathworks.com/matlab/code/2013/relationships/document","targetMode":"","relationshipId":"rId1","target":"/matlab/document.xml"},{"relationshipType":"http://schemas.mathworks.com/matlab/code/2013/relationships/output","targetMode":"","relationshipId":"rId2","target":"/matlab/output.xml"}],"parts":[{"partUri":"/matlab/document.xml","relationship":[],"contentType":"application/vnd.mathworks.matlab.code.document+xml","content":"<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\"?>\n<w:document xmlns:w=\"http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/wordprocessingml/2006/main\"><w:body><w:p><w:pPr><w:pStyle w:val=\"text\"/></w:pPr><w:r><w:t>A secret can be told only to 2 persons in 5 minutes. Now, these 2 more persons can spread the secret to 4 other people in the next 5 minutes. this way continues... So How long will it take to spread the secret to n persons? Output will be for two scenarios -</w:t></w:r></w:p><w:p><w:pPr><w:pStyle w:val=\"ListParagraph\"/><w:numPr><w:numId w:val=\"1\"/></w:numPr></w:pPr><w:r><w:t>z(1) -- each person can continue spreading the secret</w:t></w:r></w:p><w:p><w:pPr><w:pStyle w:val=\"ListParagraph\"/><w:numPr><w:numId w:val=\"1\"/></w:numPr></w:pPr><w:r><w:t>z(2) -- each person can tell the secret to only two persons</w:t></w:r></w:p><w:p><w:pPr><w:pStyle w:val=\"text\"/></w:pPr><w:r><w:t>n.b. outputs can only be multiples of 5.</w:t></w:r></w:p></w:body></w:document>"},{"partUri":"/matlab/output.xml","contentType":"text/xml","content":"<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"no\" ?><embeddedOutputs><metaData><evaluationState>manual</evaluationState><layoutState>code</layoutState><outputStatus>ready</outputStatus></metaData><outputArray type=\"array\"/><regionArray type=\"array\"/></embeddedOutputs>"}]}

Solve

Solution Stats

40 Solutions
10 Solvers

Last Solution submitted on Mar 05, 2023

Last 200 Solutions

Problem Comments

Problem Recent Solvers10

Problem Tags

Community Treasure Hunt

Find the treasures in MATLAB Central and discover how the community can help you!

Start Hunting!

Problem 45247. Tell your secret

Solution Stats

Last 200 Solutions

Problem Comments

Problem Recent Solvers10

Suggested Problems

More from this Author165

Problem Tags

Community Treasure Hunt

Problem 45247. Tell your secret

Solution Stats

Last 200 Solutions

Problem Comments

Problem Recent Solvers10

Suggested Problems

More from this Author165

Problem Tags

Community Treasure Hunt

Players