Problem Description
Consider the natural numbers from 1 to N. By associating to each number a sign (+ or -) and calculating the value of this expression we obtain a sum S. The problem is to determine for a given sum S the minimum number N for which we can obtain S by associating signs for all numbers between 1 to N.
For a given S, find out the minimum value N in order to obtain S according to the conditions of the problem.
Input
The only line contains in the first line a positive integer S (0< S <= 100000) which represents the sum to be obtained.
Output
The output will contain the minimum number N for which the sum S can be obtained.
Sample Input
12
Sample Output
7
题目大意:对于连续自然数,对其做+或-运算,求最少运算次数得到所得数
解题思路:S=i*(i+1)/2,每做一次减运算都相当比原先那个数少个偶数。即
(S-n)%2==0即可。
代码:
#include<stdio.h>
#include<math.h>
int main()
{
int n;
while(~scanf("%d",&n))
{
int i,sum;
for(i=1;i<=n ;i++)
{
sum=(i+1)*i/2;
if(sum>=n&&(sum-n)%2==0)
{
printf("%d\n",i);
break;
}
}
}
}