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Milking Order: binary search walkthrough
Milking Order: use the linked editorial?s binary search, graph algorithms idea on the published sample, then verify the displayed output.
Published input4 3
3 1 2 3
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3 3 4 1modelAlgorithm ideaSearch a monotone boundary by repeatedly testing a midpoint with the editorial?s feasibility condition.task resultExpected output1 4 2 3
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Range
Set the candidate interval for the quantity the task asks to minimize or maximize. - 2
Test
Evaluate the task?s feasibility condition at the midpoint. - 3
Narrow
Keep the half containing the true boundary until the answer is determined. - 4
Verify the sample
Use the published sample output to check the result of this idea on the displayed input.
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