Link:http://poj.org/problem?id=3278
Catch That Cow
Description Farmer John has been informed of the location of a fugitive cow and wants to catch her immediately. He starts at a point N (0 ≤ N ≤ 100,000) on a number line and the cow is at a point K (0 ≤ K ≤ 100,000) on the same number line. Farmer John has two modes of transportation: walking and teleporting. * Walking: FJ can move from any point X to the points X - 1 or X + 1 in a single minute If the cow, unaware of its pursuit, does not move at all, how long does it take for Farmer John to retrieve it? Input
Line 1: Two space-separated integers:
N and
K
Output
Line 1: The least amount of time, in minutes, it takes for Farmer John to catch the fugitive cow.
Sample Input 5 17 Sample Output 4 Hint
The fastest way for Farmer John to reach the fugitive cow is to move along the following path: 5-10-9-18-17, which takes 4 minutes.
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#include<iostream>
#include<cstdio>
#include<cstring>
#include<cmath>
#include<algorithm>
#include<queue>
using namespace std;
struct node{
int sp;
int num;
}st;
int n,k;
bool vis[100001];
int BFS()
{
queue<node>q;
node cur,nex;
memset(vis,false,sizeof(vis));
st.sp=0;
st.num=n;
q.push(st);
vis[st.num]=true;
while(!q.empty())
{
cur=q.front();
q.pop();
if(cur.num==k)
{
return cur.sp;
}
if(cur.num-1>=0&&!vis[cur.num-1])
{
nex.num=cur.num-1;
nex.sp=cur.sp+1;
vis[nex.num]=true;
q.push(nex);
}
if(cur.num+1<=100000&&!vis[cur.num+1])
{
nex.num=cur.num+1;
nex.sp=cur.sp+1;
vis[nex.num]=true;
q.push(nex);
}
if(cur.num*2<=100000&&!vis[cur.num*2])
{
nex.num=cur.num*2;
nex.sp=cur.sp+1;
vis[nex.num]=true;
q.push(nex);
}
}
}
int main()
{
int ans;
while(cin>>n>>k)
{
ans=BFS();
cout<<ans<<endl;
}
return 0;
}