Catch That Cow
Time Limit: 5000/2000 MS (Java/Others) Memory Limit: 32768/32768 K (Java/Others)Total Submission(s): 12531 Accepted Submission(s): 3876
Problem 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
* Teleporting: FJ can move from any point X to the point 2 × X 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?
* Walking: FJ can move from any point X to the points X - 1 or X + 1 in a single minute
* Teleporting: FJ can move from any point X to the point 2 × X 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
4HintThe 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.
Source
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#include<iostream>
#include<string>
#include<cstring>
#include<queue>
#include<cstdio>
#include<cmath>
using namespace std;
int vis[200100];
int n,m;
struct node{
int first;
int second;
node(int a,int b)
{
first=a;
second=b;
}
};
void bfs()
{
queue<node> que;
que.push(node (n,0));
vis[n]=1;
int k,t;
while(1)
{
node now=que.front();
que.pop();
k=now.first;
t=now.second;
if(k==m)
{
printf("%d\n",t);
break;
}
if(!vis[k-1]&&k-1>=0)
{
vis[k-1]=1;
que.push(node(k-1,t+1));
}
if(!vis[k+1]&&k+1<=100000)
{
vis[k+1]=1;
que.push(node(k+1,t+1));
}
if(!vis[k*2]&&k*2<=100000)
{
vis[k*2]=1;
que.push(node(k*2,t+1));
}
}
}
int main()
{
while(~scanf("%d%d",&n,&m))
{
memset(vis,0,sizeof(vis));
bfs();
}
return 0;
}