Catch That Cow
Time Limit: 5000/2000 MS (Java/Others) Memory Limit: 32768/32768 K (Java/Others)Total Submission(s): 12916 Accepted Submission(s): 3986
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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code:
#include<cstdio>
#include<queue>
#include<cstring>
#include<algorithm>
using namespace std;
#define max 100010
int n,k;
int stp[2*max];
void bfs(int n)
{
int next,t;
queue<int>q;
q.push(n);
while(!q.empty())
{
t=q.front();
q.pop();
if(t==k)
break;
for(int i=1;i<=3;i++)
{
if(i==1) next=t-1;
else if(i==2) next=t+1;
else next=2*t;
if(next>=0&&next<max&&!stp[next])
{stp[next]=stp[t]+1;q.push(next);
}
}
}
}
int main()
{
while(~scanf("%d%d",&n,&k))
{
memset(stp,0,sizeof(stp));
bfs(n);
printf("%d\n",stp[k]);
}
return 0;
}