Turbo Snail Minimum Attempts
創建於：2025年1月10日
問題
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問題如下:
Turbo the snail plays a game on a board with 2024 rows and 2023 columns. There are hidden monsters in 2022 of the cells. Initially, Turbo does not know where any of the monsters are, but he knows that there is exactly one monster in each row except the first row and the last row, and that each column contains at most one monster.
Turbo makes a series of attempts to go from the first row to the last row. On each attempt, he chooses to start on any cell in the first row, then repeatedly moves to an adjacent cell sharing a common side. (He is allowed to return to a previously visited cell.) If he reaches a cell with a monster, his attempt ends and he is transported back to the first row to start a new attempt. The monsters do not move, and Turbo remembers whether or not each cell he has visited contains a monster. If he reaches any cell in the last row, his attempt ends and the game is over.
Determine the minimum value of for which Turbo has a strategy that guarantees reaching the last row on the -th attempt or earlier, regardless of the locations of the monsters.
思考
回答
To determine the minimal number of attempts Turbo the snail needs to guarantee reaching the last row of a grid under the given constraints, we must analyze the problem meticulously.
Problem Breakdown
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Grid Dimensions and Monster Placement:
- Rows: 2024
- Columns: 2023
- Monsters: 2022, placed such that:
- Each monster occupies a unique row (from row 2 to row 2023).
- Each monster occupies a unique column.
- Implication: There is exactly one column without any monsters since .
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Objective:
- Turbo needs to traverse from any cell in the first row to any cell in the last row without encountering any monsters.
- He can start from any column in the first row and moves to adjacent cells (up, down, left, right).
- If Turbo encounters a monster, the attempt fails, and he must restart from the first row in a new attempt.
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Strategy Analysis:
- Unique Safe Path: The only guaranteed safe path is straight down the column without any monsters. This is because every other column has exactly one monster.
- Discovery Process: Turbo's goal is to identify this safe column.
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Attempt Calculations:
- Worst-Case Scenario: The free (monster-less) column is the last column Turbo tries.
- Number of Attempts:
- First 2022 Attempts: Turbo might try each of the 2022 columns containing monsters, each attempt failing upon encountering the monster.
- 2023rd Attempt: Only one column remains untested—the free column. This attempt will succeed.
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Conclusion:
- Minimum Guaranteed Attempts: Turbo requires 2023 attempts in the worst-case scenario to ensure he reaches the last row.
Final Answer
The minimal number of attempts required is 2023.