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Apple Catching: greedy walkthrough
Apple Catching: use the linked editorial?s greedy, binary search idea on the published sample, then verify the displayed output.
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2 5 10 100
2 6 0 3
2 8 10 7
1 2 4 5
1 4 7 6
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2 5 10 100
2 6 0 3
2 8 11 7
1 2 4 5
1 4 7 6modelAlgorithm ideaProcess choices in the order justified by the editorial and maintain the invariant that each accepted choice remains safe.task resultExpected output10
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Order
Arrange candidates by the criterion used by the task?s greedy strategy. - 2
Choose
Accept the next locally safe option while preserving the feasibility invariant. - 3
Finish
Read the accumulated result and check it against the sample output. - 4
Verify the sample
Use the published sample output to check the result of this idea on the displayed input.
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