> A sample execution of GreedyASS. Search elements are represented as solid disks. For the latest search, GreedyASS sweeps right, placing points when the greatest last access time seen increases. The staircase represents these increasing last access times.
Current policy is that if your answer uses a version of the interpreter newer than the challenge, regardless of what changed between versions, the answer is noncompeting.
Which side is larger? $ \ \ \ \sqrt{15} \ - \ \sqrt{7} \ + \ \sqrt{5} \ + \ \sqrt{2} \ \ \ or \ \ \ 5$
Without using a calculator, computer, or estimating square roots, please
determine which side has the larger value.
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Which side is larger? $ \ \ \ \sqrt{15} \ - \ \sqrt{7} \ + \ \sqrt{5} \ + \ \sqrt{2} \ \ \ or \ \ \ 5$
Without using a calculator, computer, or estimating square roots, please
determine which side has the larger value.
