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Why Did the Cow Cross the Road

USACO · 2017 · February · gold-1

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Why Did the Cow Cross the Road: graph algorithms walkthrough

Why Did the Cow Cross the Road: use the linked editorial?s graph algorithms idea on the published sample, then verify the displayed output.

Published input4 2 30 92 36 10 38 85 60 16 41 13 5 68 20 97 13 80modelAlgorithm ideaRepresent the task?s objects and connections as a graph, then use the editorial?s traversal or path method to obtain the requested property.task resultExpected output31
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    Model

    Make one vertex per task object and add an edge for each permitted relationship.
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    Process

    Traverse or relax the graph according to the task?s path or reachability rule.
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    Read

    Use the reached set or path result to produce the requested output.
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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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