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A hash function h maps 16-bit inputs to 8 bit hash values. What is the largest k such that in any set of 1000 inputs, there are atleast k inputs that h maps to the same h...
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A hash function h maps 16-bit inputs to 8 bit hash values. What is the largest k such that in any set of 1000 inputs, there are atleast k inputs that h maps to the same h...
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What is the minimum number of students, each of whom comes from one of the 50 states, who must be enrolled in a university to guarantee that there are at least 100 who co...
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An alternative proof of Theorem $3$ based on the generalized pigeonhole principle is outlined in this exercise. The notation used is the same as that used in the proof in...
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