Problem Statement
(Source) You are given an array x of n positive numbers. You start at point (0,0) and moves x[0] metres to the north, then x[1] metres to the west, x[2] metres to the south, x[3] metres to the east and so on. In other words, after each move your direction changes counter-clockwise.
Write a one-pass algorithm with O(1) extra space to determine, if your path crosses itself, or not.
Example 1:
Given x = [2, 1, 1, 2] , ┌───┐ │ │ └───┼──> │ Return true (self crossing)
Example 2:
Given x = [1, 2, 3, 4] , ┌──────┐ │ │ │ │ └────────────> Return false (not self crossing)
Example 3:
Given x = [1, 1, 1, 1] , ┌───┐ │ │ └───┼> Return true (self crossing)
Tags: Math
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Solution
class Solution(object):
def isSelfCrossing(self, x):
"""
:type x: List[int]
:rtype: bool
"""
b = c = d = e = 0
for a in x:
if d >= b > 0 and (a >= c or a >= c-e >= 0 and f >= d-b):
return True
b, c, d, e, f = a, b, c, d, e
return False