Catch That Cow
Time Limit: 5000/2000 MS (Java/Others) Memory Limit: 32768/32768 K (Java/Others)Total Submission(s): 4193 Accepted Submission(s): 1354
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
4
#include <iostream>
#include <cstring>
#include <queue>
using namespace std;
#define MAX 100005
bool vis[MAX];
typedef struct Point
{
int x;
int cnt;
}Point;
queue<Point>Q;
int bfs(int x, int y)
{
while (!Q.empty())
{
Q.pop();
}
Point pre, next;
pre.x = x;
vis[x] = true;
pre.cnt = 0;
Q.push(pre);
while(!Q.empty())
{
pre = Q.front();
if(pre.x == y)
{
return pre.cnt;
}
Q.pop();
next.x = pre.x + 1;
if(next.x <= MAX && !vis[next.x])
{
vis[next.x] = true;
next.cnt = pre.cnt + 1;
Q.push(next);
}
next.x = pre.x - 1;
if(next.x >= 0 && !vis[next.x])
{
vis[next.x] = true;
next.cnt = pre.cnt + 1;
Q.push(next);
}
next.x = pre.x * 2;
if(next.x <= MAX && !vis[next.x])
{
vis[next.x] = true;
next.cnt = pre.cnt + 1;
Q.push(next);
}
}
return 0;
}
int main()
{
int n, k;
while(cin >> n >> k)
{
memset(vis, false, sizeof(vis));
if(n >= k)
{
cout << n - k << endl;
}
else
{
cout << bfs(n, k) << endl;
}
}
}