Merging Video Segments to Cover a Time Range
Problem Overview
Given multiple video segments from a sports event lasting T seconds, each segment is represented as [start, end]. These segments may overlap and have varying lengths. We can freely split and recombine segments—for instance, [0, 7] can be divided into [0, 1] + [1, 3] + [3, 7].
The objective is to recombine these segments to crea ...
Posted on Wed, 23 Sep 2026 16:12:59 +0000 by mbuckley2000
Efficient Interval Merging for Range Exclusion Calculations
Problem A: Textbook Availability Decision
#include<iostream>
using namespace std;
int main() {
ios_base::sync_with_stdio(false);
cin.tie(0);
int regular, extra, discount;
cin >> regular >> extra >> discount;
double direct_cost = regular + extra * 0.5;
double discounted_cost = (regular ...
Posted on Wed, 20 May 2026 20:28:03 +0000 by wata