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To identify the heavier weight in two weighings
perform the following sequence of moves as shown in the illustration.
First divide all the weights into three triplets. Weigh one triplet
against another - see Weighing 1 in the top left corner of the
illustration above. There can be three different results of the
weighing 1 - phases 1A, 1B and 1C respectively (see the illustration).
If the result is phase 1A, then choose any two weights from the third
triplet and weigh one weight against another - this will be the second
weighing (phase 2A). If the result after the second weighing is phase
2AA then the heavier weight is the one left from the third triplet. If
the result is either of the phases 2AB and 2AC, then the heavier
weight is the one on the lower pan.
If the result after the first weighing is either of the phases 1B and
1C, then choose any two weights from the triplet on the lower pan and
then weigh one weight against another - this will be the second
weighing (phases 2B and 2C respectively). If the result after the
second weighing is phase 2BA (or 2CA respectively) then the heavier
weight is the one left from the triplet taken from the lower pan after
the first weighing. If the result is either of the phases 2BB and 2BC
(2CB and 2CC respectively), then the heavier weight is the one on the
lower pan. |
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