He has a magic sword that can, in one stroke, chop off either one head, two heads, one tail, or two tails.

This dragon is of a type related to the hydra; if one head is chopped off, a new head grows. In place of one tail, two new tails grow; in place of two tails, one new head grows; if two heads are chopped off, nothing grows.

What is the smallest number of strokes required to chop off all the dragon's heads and tails, thus killing it?

Larry, to you happen to be your local PETA representative? Number one, dragons dont exist, so killing one in the "real" world wont happen, number two, 9 isnt the right answer, its 6 (I think) so the prince wont be alive to accept jail time. 3 maybe you should get with Bill Nye (that one annoying boy scout dude who thinks everything is scientific, and voices his "facts" whether they are right or wrong) and talk about "science". And, sorry if this seems disrespectful, I dont know you, but, why can't you eat? Aren't you dead?

Posted by nate on 2004-12-12 22:10:58