In the Part B can we not use the Binary Search. Can we use some other method instead?As the question says not to use the binary search approach..

One op$$on you thought of is to use binary search $($see pages $142-144$ of your book$).$ Suppose the folks at SuperHiTech knows that N $<=1024.$ Then you start with h $=512$ and drop

a plate. If it sha$$ers N in $[1,511]$; else N in $[512,1024].$ Suppose it sha$$ers$,$ you drop the

plate at h $=256$ to further narrow down the value of N$.$ When N is small $($which will disappoint the company$),$ no$$ce that a binary search for N will end up sha$$ering many plates.

You need a different strategy.

What is the different strategy apart from the binary search approach?