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Industry 4.0 · End Term · 21 Dec 2025 · September 2025 term

Question 18: What is the state variable here?

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The Egg Dropping Problem is a Dynamic Programming (DP) problem that helps determine the minimum number of attempts needed to find the highest floor from which an egg can be dropped without breaking. Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.

What is the state variable here?

  1. A

    Number of eggs on hand

  2. B

    Number of floors

  3. C

    Number of eggs that got broken

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  • A

    Number of eggs on hand

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Question 18 of 31 in the IIT Madras BS Industry 4.0 (Industry 4.0) End Term paper sat on 21 Dec 2025, in the September 2025 term (Industry 4.0 18 Dec 25). It carries 1.5 marks.

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