文章目录
1. 题目描述
1.1. Limit
Time Limit: 1000 ms
Memory Limit: 256 MB
1.2. Problem Description
You are given two integers n n n and m m m. You have to construct the array a a a of length n n n consisting of non-negative integers (i.e. integers greater than or equal to zero) such that the sum of elements of this array is exactly m m m and the value ∑ i = 1 n − 1 ∣ a i − a i + 1 ∣ \displaystyle \sum_{i = 1}^{n-1}|a_i - a_{i+1}| i=1∑n−1∣ai−ai+1∣ is the maximum possible. Recall that ∣ x ∣ |x| ∣x∣ is the absolute value of x x x.
n other words, you have to maximize the sum of absolute differences between adjacent (consecutive) elements. For example, if the array a = [ 1 , 3 , 2 , 5 , 5 , 0 ] a=[1,3,2,5,5,0] a=[1,3,2,5,5,0] then the value above for this array is ∣ 1 − 3 ∣ + ∣ 3 − 2 ∣ + ∣ 2 − 5 ∣ + ∣ 5 − 5 ∣ + ∣ 5 − 0 ∣ = 2 + 1 + 3 + 0 + 5 = 11 |1−3|+|3−2|+|2−5|+|5−5|+|5−0|=2+1+3+0+5=11 ∣1−3∣+∣3−2∣+∣2−5∣+∣5−5∣+∣5−0∣=2+1+3+0+5=11. Note that this example doesn’t show the optimal answer but it shows how the required value for some array is calculated.
You have to answer t t t independent test cases.
1.3. Input
The first line of the input contains one integer t ( 1 ≤ t ≤ 1 0 4 ) t(1 \le t \le 10^4) t(1≤t≤104) — the number of test cases. Then t t t test cases follow.
The only line of the test case contains two integers n n n and m m m ( 1 ≤ n , m ≤ 1 0 9 ) (1 \le n,m\le 10^9) (1≤n,m≤109) — the length of the array and its sum correspondingly.
1.4. Output
For each test case, print the answer — the maximum possible value of ∑ i = 1 n − 1 ∣ a i − a i + 1 ∣ \displaystyle \sum_{i = 1}^{n-1}|a_i - a_{i+1}| i=1∑n−1∣ai−ai+1∣ for the array a a a consisting of n n n non-negative integers with the sum m m m.
1.5. Sample Input
5
1 100
2 2
5 5
2 1000000000
1000000000 1000000000
1.6. Sample Output
0
2
10
1000000000
2000000000
1.7. Notes
n n n the first test case of the example, the only possible array is [ 100 ] [100] [100] and the answer is obviously 0.
In the second test case of the example, one of the possible arrays is [ 2 , 0 ] [2,0] [2,0] and the answer is ∣ 2 − 0 ∣ = 2 |2−0|=2 ∣2−0∣=2.
In the third test case of the example, one of the possible arrays is [ 0 , 2 , 0 , 3 , 0 ] [0,2,0,3,0] [0,2,0,3,0] and the answer is ∣ 0 − 2 ∣ + ∣ 2 − 0 ∣ + ∣ 0 − 3 ∣ + ∣ 3 − 0 ∣ = 10 |0−2|+|2−0|+|0−3|+|3−0|=10 ∣0−2∣+∣2−0∣+∣0−3∣+∣3−0∣=10.
1.8. Source
CodeForces 1353 A. Most Unstable Array
2. 解读
找规律。
n = 1 n = 1 n=1时,输出 0 0 0。
n = 2 n = 2 n=2时,输出 m m m。
n > 2 n > 2 n>2时,输出 2 × m \displaystyle 2 \times m 2×m。
3. 代码
#include <algorithm>
#include <iostream>
const long long num = 1e2 + 1;
using namespace std;
long long list[num];
int main()
{
// test case
long long t;
long long n, m;
long long ans = 0;
// test case
scanf("%lld", &t);
// 输入
while (t--) {
scanf("%lld %lld", &n, &m);
if (n == 1) {
ans = 0;
} else if (n == 2) {
ans = m;
} else {
ans = 2 * m;
}
// 输出
printf("%lld\n", ans);
}
}
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