You have 8 balls. One of them is defective and weighs less
than others. You have a balance to measure balls against
each other. In 2 weighings how do you find the defective
one?
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Answer Posted / dinagaran.a
By Using Divide and Conquer Mechanism easily we can
find the defective one.
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