Catch That Cow | ||||||
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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 If the cow, unaware of its pursuit, does not move at all, how long does it take for Farmer John to retrieve it? | ||||||
Input | ||||||
For each test case : Line 1: Two space-separated integers: N and K Process to the end of file. | ||||||
Output | ||||||
For each test case : Line 1: The least amount of time, in minutes, it takes for Farmer John to catch the fugitive cow. | ||||||
Sample Input | ||||||
5 17 100 100 | ||||||
Sample Output | ||||||
4 0 |
#include <iostream>
#include <string.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#define maxn 200000 + 10
using namespace std;
int que[maxn];
int vis[maxn];
int bfs( int start, int end)
{
int front = 0, back = 0, now;
que[back++] = start;
vis[start] = 0;
while(front <= back)
{
now = que[front++];
if(now == end)
break;
if(now+1 >= 0 && now +1 < maxn && vis[now+1] == -1)
{
vis[now+1] = vis[now] + 1;
que[back++] = now + 1;
}
if(now-1 >= 0 && now -1 < maxn && vis[now-1] == -1)
{
vis[now - 1] = vis[now] + 1;
que[back++] = now - 1;
}
if(now*2 >= 0 && now *2 < maxn && vis[now*2] == -1)
{
vis[now *2] = vis[now] + 1;
que[back++] = now * 2;
}
}
return vis[end];
}
int main()
{
int n,k;
while(cin>>n>>k)
{
memset(vis,-1,sizeof(vis));
cout<<bfs(n,k)<<endl;
}
}