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Farmer John Actually Farms: sorting walkthrough
Farmer John Actually Farms: use the linked editorial?s sorting idea on the published sample, then verify the displayed output.
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10
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7 3
8 10
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10 8
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7 3
8 9
1 0
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7 7
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8 8
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7 4 1 10 12
3 4 5 2 1
2 1 0 3 4
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4 10 12 7 1
3 1 1 4 5
2 4 3 1 0modelAlgorithm ideaSort by the task-relevant key so the ordering exposes candidates that can be checked locally.task resultExpected output0
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Order
Sort items by the comparison key used by the task. - 2
Scan
Inspect the ordered neighbors or groups and update the candidate result. - 3
Finish
Use the final aggregate or selected item as the answer. - 4
Verify the sample
Use the published sample output to check the result of this idea on the displayed input.
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