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MTRP 2013 Senior Paper Question 6

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1/14/2024
Let N = {1, 2, . . . , n} be a set of elements called voters. Let C = {S : S ⊆\subseteq N} be the power set of N. Members of C are called coalitions. Let f be a function from C to {0, 1}. A coalition S ⊆\subseteq N is said to be winning if f(S) = 1; it is said to be losing if f(S) = 0. Such a function is called a voting game if the following conditions hold: (a) N is a wining coalition. (b) The empty set Φ\Phi is a losing coalition. (c) If S is a winning coalition and S ⊆\subseteq S' is also winning. (d) If both S and S' are winning then S ∩\cap S' ≠\neq Φ\Phi, i.e S and S' have a common voter. Show that the maximum number of winning coalitions of a voting game is 2n−12^{n-1}. Also find such a voting game.
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