26 Oct
2005
26 Oct
'05
8:10 a.m.
I'm not sure what this means. If the target is 1/5, I can lose 5 games, then win 2 in a row, to get 1/6 and 2/7 > 1/5. ??? --Bill C.
Andy wrote, in conclusion:
<< So it is impossible to cross the target without hitting it if the target for hits/misses is an integer K, or equivalently, if (hits/(hits + misses)) is of the form K/K+1 for some integer K.
Aha -- so by symmetry of hits <--> misses, this also implies the impossibility of jumping over the target if it's of the form 1/(K+1).
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