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Brute-Force (The Rental Car)

September 3, 2024From the book Math for English Majors

Lost in a huge parking lot, two travelers can't remember where they parked the rental car, so they brute-force it: try every door.

Transcript

[A huge parking lot] "Do you remember where we parked the rental car?" "Nope. We'll have to brute-force it. Start trying doors."

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Cartoon by Ben Orlin, Math with Bad Drawings. https://cartoons.mathwithbaddrawings.com/2024-09-03-brute-force/ (CC BY-NC 4.0)
Topics
Computer Science › Algorithms
Level
Middle SchoolHigh School
Themes
Everyday Life