Describe a procedure that takes as input two integers a and b such that 0 < a

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Describe a procedure that takes as input two integers a and b such that 0 < a < b and, using fair coin flips, produces as output heads with probability a/b and tails with probability (b – a)/b. Give a bound on the expected number of coin flips, which should be O(1). Represent a/b in binary.

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Introduction to Algorithms

ISBN: 978-0262033848

3rd edition

Authors: Thomas H. Cormen, Charles E. Leiserson, Ronald L. Rivest

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