Omnipwn Tournament (100,000 Credit Grand Prize)

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Originally Posted by MrRubix

"A system is made of n components, each operating independently with probability p. The total system will function if at least 1/2 of its components work.
-When is a 2x+1 component system better than a 2x-1 component system?"

I hate Wharton.

Hehe...the lazy answer would be, "When x is equal to 0," but I'm assuming your question has an implied system domain of x>1.

P.S. - Actually solved a little while after my "onozimlate" post, but not going to actually complete due to not wanting to feel obligated to rack up more points...XD