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Misc/Warm-Ups/nontransitive dice.tex
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\documentclass[
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solutions,
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hidewarning,
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singlenumbering,
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nopagenumber
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]{../../resources/ormc_handout}
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\usepackage{tikz}
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\usetikzlibrary{arrows.meta}
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\usetikzlibrary{shapes.geometric}
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% We put nodes in a separate layer, so we can
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% slightly overlap with paths for a perfect fit
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\pgfdeclarelayer{nodes}
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\pgfdeclarelayer{path}
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\pgfsetlayers{main,nodes}
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% Layer settings
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\tikzset{
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% Layer hack, lets us write
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% later = * in scopes.
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layer/.style = {
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execute at begin scope={\pgfonlayer{#1}},
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execute at end scope={\endpgfonlayer}
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},
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%
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% Arrowhead tweak
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>={Latex[ width=2mm, length=2mm ]},
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%
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% Nodes
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main/.style = {
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draw,
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circle,
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fill = white,
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line width = 0.35mm
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}
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}
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\title{Warm Up: Odd dice}
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\subtitle{Prepared by Mark on \today}
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\begin{document}
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\maketitle
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\problem{}
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We say a set of dice $\{A, B, C\}$ is \textit{nontransitive}
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if, on average, $A$ beats $B$, $B$ beats $C$, and $C$ beats $A$.
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In other words, we get a counterintuitive \say{rock - paper - scissors} effect.
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\vspace{2mm}
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Create a set of nontransitive six-sided dice. \par
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\hint{All sides should be numbered with positive integers less than 10.}
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\begin{solution}
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One possible set can be numbered as follows:
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\begin{itemize}
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\item Die $A$: $2, 2, 4, 4, 9, 9$
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\item Die $B$: $1, 1, 6, 6, 8, 8$
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\item Die $C$: $3, 3, 5, 5, 7, 7$
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\end{itemize}
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\vspace{4mm}
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Another solution is below:
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\begin{itemize}
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\item Die $A$: $3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 6$
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\item Die $B$: $2, 2, 2, 5, 5, 5$
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\item Die $C$: $1, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4$
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\end{itemize}
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\end{solution}
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\vfill
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\problem{}
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Now, consider the set of six-sided dice below:
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\begin{itemize}
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\item Die $A$: $4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 9$
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\item Die $B$: $3, 3, 3, 3, 8, 8$
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\item Die $C$: $2, 2, 2, 7, 7, 7$
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\item Die $D$: $1, 1, 6, 6, 6, 6$
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\item Die $E$: $0, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5$
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\end{itemize}
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On average, which die beats each of the others? Draw a graph. \par
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\begin{solution}
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\begin{center}
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\begin{tikzpicture}[scale = 0.5]
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\begin{scope}[layer = nodes]
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\node[main] (a) at (-2, 0.2) {$a$};
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\node[main] (b) at (0, 2) {$b$};
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\node[main] (c) at (2, 0.2) {$c$};
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\node[main] (d) at (1, -2) {$d$};
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\node[main] (e) at (-1, -2) {$e$};
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\end{scope}
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\draw[->]
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(a) edge (b)
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(b) edge (c)
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(c) edge (d)
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(d) edge (e)
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(e) edge (a)
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(a) edge (c)
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(b) edge (d)
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(c) edge (e)
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(d) edge (a)
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(e) edge (b)
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;
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\end{tikzpicture}
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\end{center}
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\end{solution}
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\vfill
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Now, say we roll each die twice. What happens to the graph above?
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\begin{solution}
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The direction of each edge is reversed!
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\end{solution}
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\vfill
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\pagebreak
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\end{document}
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