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Mowing the Field

USACO · 2016 · January · bronze-3

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Mowing the Field: simulation walkthrough

Mowing the Field: use the linked editorial?s simulation idea on the published sample, then verify the displayed output.

Published input6 N 10 E 2 S 3 W 4 S 5 E 8modelAlgorithm ideaRepresent the current situation as a state and apply each operation in the exact order given by the task.task resultExpected output10
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    Initialize

    Record the starting values from the sample input.
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    Apply

    Perform each required operation and update the state.
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    Observe

    Read the final state or event count required by the task.
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    Verify the sample

    Use the published sample output to check the result of this idea on the displayed input.
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