solved:
#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include <string.h>
#include <map>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <algorithm>
#include <queue>
#include <vector>
#include <math.h>
#include <set>
#define Max(a,b) ((a)>(b)?(a):(b))
#define Min(a,b) ((a)<(b)?(a):(b))
#define Max_N 1000000
typedef long long LL;
using namespace std;
int dp[Max_N];
int CalLen(LL n);
int solve(int down,int up)
{
int L = Min(down , up);
int R = Max(down , up);
int m = -1;
for(int n = L;n <= R;n++)
{
m = Max(m , CalLen(n));
}
return m;
}
int CalLen(LL n)
{
if(n == 1) return dp[n] = 1;
n = n&1 ? n*3 + 1:n >> 1;
if(n < Max_N)
{
if(dp[n] == -1)
{
dp[n] = CalLen(n);
}
return 1 + dp[n];
}
return 1 + CalLen(n);
}
int main()
{
int down , up;
memset(dp , -1 , sizeof(dp));
while(scanf("%d%d",&down,&up) != EOF)
{
printf("%d %d %d\n",down,up,solve(down,up));
}
return 0;
}