Optimizing Sequence Operations in Competitive Programming Problems
Problem A Solution
Direct implemantation yields the solution.
Problem B: Maximizing Odd Frequency Counts
Given a sequence of length 2n with elements from [1,2n], define f(a) as the count of distinct elements appearing an odd number of times in sequence a. Partition the sequence into two subsequences p and q, each of length n. The goal is to max ...
Posted on Thu, 05 Nov 2026 16:23:50 +0000 by quanghoc
Computing Minimum Radius for a Circle Through Two Points Without Intersecting Other Circles
Given two points A and B and n circles, determine smallest possible radius for an unknown circle O that passes through A and B without intersecting any of the given circles. The constraint are 1 ≤ n ≤ 10^5, with point coordinates and radii in [-10^5, 10^5]. The solution must achieve a relative or absolute error ≤ 1e-3, and the answer is bounde ...
Posted on Sun, 25 Oct 2026 16:43:59 +0000 by Wardy7
Game Theory: Algorithmic Approaches to Competitive Programming Problems
AGC010F Tree Game
Let \( val[u] \) represent the number of stones located at node \( u \). A useful heuristic arises when considering a node \( u \) with a single child \( v \). If \( val[u] \le val[v] \), and the first player moves the token to \( v \), the second player can immediately move it back to \( u \). This traps the first player, lea ...
Posted on Thu, 08 Oct 2026 16:47:36 +0000 by sean72
AtCoder Beginner Contest 059 Problem Solutions
Problem A: Enitial Letter Extraction
Given three space-separated lowercase strings, output their initial letters in uppercase.
std::string s; std::getline(std::cin, s);
for (int i = 0; i < (int)s.size(); i++) {
if (i == 0 || s[i - 1] == ' ') std::cout << char(s[i] - 'a' + 'A');
}
std::cout << "\n";
Problem B: Large ...
Posted on Fri, 02 Oct 2026 16:54:42 +0000 by joshmpratt
Solutions to ARC143 Problems: Three Integers, Counting Grids, and Piles of Pebbles
T1 Three Integers
Problem Statement
Given three integers A, B, and C, there are two operations:
Operation 1: Choose two numbers and decrement each by 1.
Operation 2: Choose all three numbers and decrement each by 1.
The goal is to reduce all three numbers to 0. If impossible, output -1.
Solution Approach
A key insight is that any operation sh ...
Posted on Sun, 20 Sep 2026 16:12:21 +0000 by evlive
Algorithm Analysis: Binary Reduction, Happy String, and Stone Game
Reducing a Binary Number to OneGiven a binary string representing a positive integer, the objective is to reduce this number to 1 using the minimum number of steps. The operations allowed are:If the current number is even, divide it by 2.If the current number is odd, add 1 to it.Since the input length can be up to 500, converting the binary str ...
Posted on Sun, 23 Aug 2026 16:46:51 +0000 by ElectricRain
Advanced Algorithmic Patterns: Interval Games, State-Space Routing, and Lazy Segment Trees
Interval Game Theory via Dynamic Programming
Two participants alternately extract characters from either end of a string. Assuming optimal play from both sides, the objective is to predict the final match outcome. The input guarantees an even-length string, with cumulative lengths capped at 2000 across all test cases.
The problem resolves effic ...
Posted on Tue, 14 Jul 2026 16:35:22 +0000 by ozzysworld
Minimum Money for Guaranteed Win in Guessing Game
Problem Description We're playing a number guessing game with the following rules:
I pick a number between 1 and n.
You guess which number I picked.
Each time you guess wrong, I tell you whether my number is higher or lower.
When you guess a number x and it's wrong, you pay $x.
You win when you guess the correct number. Given n ≥ 1, determine ...
Posted on Tue, 09 Jun 2026 16:59:45 +0000 by void
Maximizing Final Score in a Custom Jeopardy Game with Doubling Questions
In this problem, there are n questions with given point values and m special questions that allow doubling the current score instead of earning their base points. The goal is to arrange the order of answering all questions so that the final score is maximized.
Each question i has a fixed value val[i]. Among them, m indices correspond to doublin ...
Posted on Mon, 08 Jun 2026 16:10:56 +0000 by lorddraco98
Two Algorithm Problems: Ring Position Simulation and Game Theory Analysis
Problem 1: Ring Position Simulation
Description:
There are $2n$ people standing in two rings of size $n$ each. They are numbered from $1$ to $2n$, where positions $1$ to $n$ form ring 1 and positions $n+1$ to $2n$ form ring 2.
Both rings start counting from $1$ simultaneously. Ring 1 starts from person $1$, and ring 2 starts from person $n+1$. ...
Posted on Wed, 13 May 2026 03:15:34 +0000 by Canadian