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contest_2011-09-13

Weekly Contest for September 13, 2011

Join the Contest

 % cd your-pc2-directory
 % /homes/cs390cp/pc2/bin/pc2team &

Log in using your individually assigned “teamX” account and password. You can work in the current window/directory, creating a subdirectory for each problem.

Problems

Remember: If you've already solved one or more of these problems, try (1) solving again without referring to your old solution, and/or (2) using a different language (Java or C++). If you want to work on an additional problem from the book, let me know.

Hints:

  • A: Solve Prelude to Pairsumonious Numbers first. An exhaustive search of all possible sums works. Create a candidate vector by seeding the first location with 1/2 of the first (lowest) sum. Extend the vector by subtracting the current vector element from one of the sums. Each time the vector fills, check to see if it is a solution. If not, backtrack by selecting a different sum value at each of the extension steps. Tricky bits: watch for sums less than 0 and only extend the current candidate solution vector if the entries are non-decreasing. The check solution procedure verifies that the pair-wise sum of every pair of values has been found.
  • B: This problem is from the chapter on sorting. Comparators help here.
  • C: See B.
  • D: Once you see the trick, the solution is easy with big integers (are they required?).
  • E: Pre-compute a run-length encoded array to represent f, then do a binary search to find f(n).
contest_2011-09-13.txt · Last modified: 2011/09/20 14:34 by jtkorb