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问题

Yousef is at the entrance of a long hallway with n
doors in a row, numbered from 1
to n
. He needs to pass through all the doors from 1
to n
in order of numbering and reach the exit (past door n
).

Each door can be open or closed. If a door is open, Yousef passes through it in 1
second. If the door is closed, Yousef can't pass through it.

However, Yousef has a special button which he can use at most once at any moment. This button makes all closed doors become open for x
seconds.

Your task is to determine if Yousef can pass through all the doors if he can use the button at most once.

Input
The first line of the input contains an integer t
(1≤t≤1000
) — the number of test cases.

The first line of each test case contains two integers n,x
(1≤n,x≤10
) — the number of doors and the number of seconds of the button, respectively.

The second line of each test case contains n
integers a1,a2,...,an
(ai∈{0,1}
) — the state of each door. Open doors are represented by '0', while closed doors are represented by '1'.

It is guaranteed that each test case contains at least one closed door.

Output
For each test case, output "YES" if Yousef can reach the exit, and "NO" otherwise.

You can output the answer in any case (upper or lower). For example, the strings "yEs", "yes", "Yes", and "YES" will be recognized as positive responses. give java code

思考

Providing Java solution

The user asked for a Java solution to a problem involving a series of doors. Yousef needs to pass through the doors in numerical order, with closed doors blocking him unless he uses his special button to temporarily open all closed doors for a short period.

I'll need to break down the problem, write out logic for checking if there's any point where Yousef becomes stuck, and then integrate the button usage. The solution will involve looping through the doors and checking the time constraints based on the button's effect.

Explaining the algorithm

To solve this problem, we need to check if there's a moment when pressing the button can allow Yousef to pass through all doors. We start at time t = 0, and each door takes 1 second to pass. The button can open all closed doors temporarily for x seconds, but after that, they revert to closed. The key is finding the right moment to press the button—just before encountering closed doors—so that Yousef can pass through them before they close again, ensuring no door blocks his path. We need to ensure the press duration fits.

Clarifying the approach

The goal is to find when to press the button to pass all closed doors. I'll try pressing at different positions to see if I can pass all doors within the time window that the button creates. The key is to press near the first closed door, ensuring that each closed door within the window of time is passed before it closes again. If pressing before the first closed door doesn’t work, I’ll test by finding if there’s a gap smaller than the open button time (x) between the first and last closed door.

Thought for 31 seconds

回答

Key insight

  • Let f be the index of the first closed door (a[i]==1) and l the index of the last closed door.
  • If Yousef presses the button exactly when he arrives at door f, every closed door from f onward must be crossed within the next x seconds.
    • He spends 1 second per door, so he reaches door l after l − f seconds.
    • Therefore the run succeeds iff l − f < x.
  • Pressing earlier shortens the useful window, and pressing later is impossible because Yousef cannot cross a closed door before pressing.
  • So for every test case we just find the first and last occurrence of 1 and check the distance.

Proof of correctness

  1. Necessity If Yousef succeeds, there exists a press moment.
    The earliest closed door encountered when walking is at position f; he must press no later than that.
    After pressing, closed doors beyond f must be open while he reaches them, hence for the farthest one l − f < x.

  2. Sufficiency If l − f < x, press the button right before door f.

    • Door f is crossed at time 0–1 s.
    • Any later door j is reached at j − f seconds.
    • For every closed door, j ≤ l, so j − f ≤ l − f < x; hence it is still open.
      All doors are therefore passable, so Yousef reaches the exit.

Because both directions hold, the condition is both necessary and sufficient.

Complexity

Finding f and l scans the array once: O(n) time and O(1) memory per test case.

Reference implementation (Java 17)

java
import java.io.BufferedReader;
import java.io.InputStreamReader;
import java.util.StringTokenizer;

public class Main {
    static class FastScanner {
        BufferedReader br = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in));
        StringTokenizer st;

        String next() throws java.io.IOException {
            while (st == null || !st.hasMoreTokens())
                st = new StringTokenizer(br.readLine());
            return st.nextToken();
        }
        int nextInt() throws java.io.IOException { return Integer.parseInt(next()); }
    }

    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
        FastScanner fs = new FastScanner();
        int t = fs.nextInt();
        StringBuilder out = new StringBuilder();

        while (t-- > 0) {
            int n = fs.nextInt();
            int x = fs.nextInt();

            int firstClosed = -1, lastClosed = -1;
            for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
                int a = fs.nextInt();
                if (a == 1) {
                    if (firstClosed == -1) firstClosed = i;
                    lastClosed = i;
                }
            }

            // It is guaranteed there is at least one closed door
            if (lastClosed - firstClosed < x) {
                out.append("YES\n");
            } else {
                out.append("NO\n");
            }
        }
        System.out.print(out.toString());
    }
}

The program reads all test cases, applies the simple distance check, and prints "YES" or "NO" accordingly.

问题

A shrink operation on an array a
of size m
is defined as follows:

Choose an index i
(2≤i≤m−1
) such that ai>ai−1
and ai>ai+1
.
Remove ai
from the array.
Define the score of a permutation∗
p
as the maximum number of times that you can perform the shrink operation on p
.

Yousef has given you a single integer n
. Construct a permutation p
of length n
with the maximum possible score. If there are multiple answers, you can output any of them.

∗
A permutation of length n
is an array consisting of n
distinct integers from 1
to n
in arbitrary order. For example, [2,3,1,5,4]
is a permutation, but [1,2,2]
is not a permutation (2
appears twice in the array), and [1,3,4]
is also not a permutation (n=3
but there is 4
in the array).

Input
The first line of the input contains an integer t
(1≤t≤103
) — the number of test cases.

Each test case contains an integer n
(3≤n≤2⋅105
) — the size of the permutation.

It is guaranteed that the sum of n
over all test cases does not exceed 2⋅105
.

Output
For each test case, output any permutation p1,p2,…,pn
that maximizes the number of shrink operations. give java code

思考

Building the test case

The plan for each test case goes as follows:

  • Start with a StringBuilder to build the array.
  • Store odd numbers starting from 1, incremented by 2, up to n.
  • Then store the even numbers, in descending order from either n (if even) or n-1 (if odd).
  • The resulting array will look something like [1,3,5,7,8,6,4,2] for n=8.

We’ll quickly test this with a Python simulation, and I expect no issues when n is up to 14.

Thought for 1m 38s

回答

Idea

  • You can never delete the first or the last element, so the score of any permutation is ≤ n − 2.
  • We need a permutation where every interior element can be removed, one after the other, until only two numbers remain.

A very simple construction achieves this:

text
1, 3, 5, … (all odd numbers in increasing order),
n, n‑2, n‑4, … , 2 (all even numbers in decreasing order)

Properties of this layout

  1. The largest value n sits in the middle of the permutation (exactly at the border between the odd part and the even part) and is larger than both neighbours ⇒ it is a removable local maximum.
  2. After removing the current maximum, the next‑largest remaining number is always adjacent to two smaller numbers, so it becomes the new local maximum.
  3. Repeating this argument removes the numbers in strictly descending order n, n‑1, n‑2, … , 3, i.e. exactly n − 2 deletions.

Hence the permutation reaches the theoretical upper bound and is optimal.

Proof of correctness

We prove by induction on the number of remaining elements.

Base (initial array) n (the greatest element) is preceded by n − 1 and followed by n − 2, both smaller ⇒ it is a local maximum and can be removed.

Induction step Assume the current array starts with some increasing tail of odd numbers followed by a decreasing tail of even numbers; let x be the first element of the even part (the greatest remaining number). Its left neighbour is x − 1; its right neighbour is either x − 2 or it is the array’s right end. In both cases x is larger than its two neighbours, so it is removable.
After deleting x, the array has the same shape, with the next‑largest number now at the junction, so the induction continues.

Because exactly one interior element disappears per step, after n − 2 steps only the two ends remain and the process stops.
Therefore the score equals n − 2, which is maximal.

Complexity

For each test case we build the permutation in O(n) time and O(1) additional memory (apart from the output buffer).

Reference implementation (Java 17)

java
import java.io.BufferedReader;
import java.io.InputStreamReader;
import java.util.StringTokenizer;

public class Main {
    static class FastScanner {
        BufferedReader br = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in));
        StringTokenizer st;
        String next() throws java.io.IOException {
            while (st == null || !st.hasMoreTokens())
                st = new StringTokenizer(br.readLine());
            return st.nextToken();
        }
        int nextInt() throws java.io.IOException { return Integer.parseInt(next()); }
    }

    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
        FastScanner fs = new FastScanner();
        int t = fs.nextInt();
        StringBuilder out = new StringBuilder();

        while (t-- > 0) {
            int n = fs.nextInt();

            // 1) all odd numbers ascending
            for (int i = 1; i <= n; i += 2) {
                out.append(i).append(' ');
            }
            // 2) all even numbers descending
            for (int i = (n % 2 == 0 ? n : n - 1); i >= 2; i -= 2) {
                out.append(i).append(' ');
            }
            out.append('\n');
        }
        System.out.print(out.toString());
    }
}

The program prints, for each test case, a permutation that allows exactly n − 2 shrink operations, which is the maximum possible.

问题

Yousef has an array a
of size n
. He wants to partition the array into one or more contiguous segments such that each element ai
belongs to exactly one segment.

A partition is called cool if, for every segment bj
, all elements in bj
also appear in bj+1
(if it exists). That is, every element in a segment must also be present in the segment following it.

For example, if a=[1,2,2,3,1,5]
, a cool partition Yousef can make is b1=[1,2]
, b2=[2,3,1,5]
. This is a cool partition because every element in b1
(which are 1
and 2
) also appears in b2
. In contrast, b1=[1,2,2]
, b2=[3,1,5]
is not a cool partition, since 2
appears in b1
but not in b2
.

Note that after partitioning the array, you do not change the order of the segments. Also, note that if an element appears several times in some segment bj
, it only needs to appear at least once in bj+1
.

Your task is to help Yousef by finding the maximum number of segments that make a cool partition.

Input
The first line of the input contains integer t
(1≤t≤104
) — the number of test cases.

The first line of each test case contains an integer n
(1≤n≤2⋅105
) — the size of the array.

The second line of each test case contains n
integers a1,a2,…,an
(1≤ai≤n
) — the elements of the array.

It is guaranteed that the sum of n
over all test cases doesn't exceed 2⋅105
.

Output
For each test case, print one integer — the maximum number of segments that make a cool partition. give java code

Python

python
def max_segments(arr):
    n=len(arr)
    last=[0]*(n+1)
    for i,val in enumerate(arr,1):
        last[val]=i
    inNeed=[False]*(n+1)
    currentNeed=0
    inCur=[False]*(n+1)
    curDistinct=[]
    curMinLast=n+1
    cuts=0
    for i,val in enumerate(arr,1):
        if not inCur[val]:
            inCur[val]=True
            curDistinct.append(val)
            curMinLast=min(curMinLast,last[val])
        if inNeed[val]:
            inNeed[val]=False
            currentNeed-=1
        # check cut
        if currentNeed==0 and i < n and curMinLast > i:
            cuts+=1
            # create new need from curDistinct
            for x in curDistinct:
                inCur[x]=False
                inNeed[x]=True
                currentNeed+=1
            curDistinct=[]
            curMinLast=n+1
    return cuts+1

print(max_segments([1,1,1]))
print(max_segments([2,1,1,2]))
print(max_segments([1,2,2,3,1,5]))

Python

python
from itertools import combinations

def max_segments_brute(arr):
    n=len(arr)
    best=1
    # choose boundaries indices (1-based) list of cut positions
    for k in range(1,n):
        # evaluate all subsets of n-1 boundaries
        for r in range(1<< (n-1)):
            boundaries=[i+1 for i in range(n-1) if r & (1<<i)]
        # slower; let's brute using recursion produce contiguous segments partitions.
def brute(arr):
    n=len(arr)
    best=1
    def rec(start, prev_set, count):
        nonlocal best
        if start==n:
            best=max(best,count)
            return
        curr_set=set()
        for end in range(start, n):
            curr_set.add(arr[end])
            # check if prev_set subset of curr_set
            if prev_set is None or prev_set.issubset(curr_set):
                rec(end+1, curr_set, count+1)
    rec(0, None, 0)
    return best

import random
def test_random():
    for n in range(1,9):
        for _ in range(1000):
            arr=[random.randint(1,n) for _ in range(n)]
            m1=brute(arr)
            m2=max_segments(arr)
            if m1!=m2:
                print("Mismatch",arr,m1,m2)
                return
    print("all good")
test_random()

Python

python
def fast_compare(trials=1000):
    for n in range(1,20):
        for _ in range(trials):
            arr=[random.randint(1,n) for _ in range(n)]
            if brute(arr)!=max_segments(arr):
                return False
    return True
print(fast_compare(100))

思考

Implementing the algorithm in Java

The algorithm seems solid with a time complexity of O(n) per test case and memory complexity of O(n). Using arrays sized n+1 ensures efficient memory management for large inputs. I’ll use a loop to compute the lastPos array and manage segments through boolean arrays like inNeed and inCur, while keeping track of distinct segments using curDistinct. After each test case, the arrays are reset cleanly to maintain performance. I’ll proceed with implementing the code and testing for edge cases — especially for large n values.

Thought for 2m 23s

回答

Intuition

Think about drawing the segments one after another from left → right.

  • When we finish a segment S, every distinct value that appeared in S has to appear again in the very next segment, otherwise the “subset” rule is broken.
  • Therefore, while we are building the current segment T, we keep a set need that contains all elements the previous segment requires us to show at least once.
    • Whenever we see a value that is still in need, we remove it.
    • When need becomes empty we could close the segment, but only if every value that is already inside this segment appears later in the array as well – otherwise the next segment would not be able to satisfy it.
    • The moment both conditions hold we greedily close the segment (this clearly maximises the number of segments) and declare the distinct elements of T as the new need for the following segment.

To test “will every element of the current segment appear later?”, we keep
curMinLast = min(lastPos[value] for value in currentSegment).
If the current index i is strictly smaller than curMinLast, then each element occurs again later (lastPos > i), so it is safe to cut here.

Algorithm

For one test case

  1. Pre-compute lastPos[v] = last index where value v appears.
  2. Walk once through the array
    • curDistinct – list of values that have already appeared in the current segment
    • need – Boolean array telling whether a value is still required by the previous segment
    • curMinLast – as defined above
    • missing – size of need that is still unmet
    • cuts – number of successful borders found so far
  3. At position i
    • add a[i] to curDistinct (if first time in segment)
    • if a[i] was still needed → decrease missing
    • update curMinLast with lastPos[a[i]]
    • if missing == 0 and i < n and curMinLast > i
      • we can cut here
      • cuts++, convert every element of curDistinct into a new “need”, clear the segment data
  4. Result = cuts + 1 (the last segment is never cut)

All operations are O(1), so total complexity is O(n) time and O(n) memory per test case.

Proof of maximality

We only cut when it is provably safe, and we do it at the earliest possible position (the first time the conditions allow).
Any later cut would leave the next segment strictly longer while adding no benefit, hence would reduce the total number of segments.
Inductively this greedy rule yields the maximum count.

Reference implementation (Java 17)

java
import java.io.BufferedReader;
import java.io.InputStreamReader;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.StringTokenizer;

public class Main {

    /* ---------- fast input ---------- */
    private static class FastScanner {
        BufferedReader br = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in));
        StringTokenizer st;
        String next() throws java.io.IOException {
            while (st == null || !st.hasMoreTokens())
                st = new StringTokenizer(br.readLine());
            return st.nextToken();
        }
        int nextInt() throws java.io.IOException { return Integer.parseInt(next()); }
    }

    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
        FastScanner fs = new FastScanner();
        StringBuilder out = new StringBuilder();
        int t = fs.nextInt();

        while (t-- > 0) {
            int n = fs.nextInt();
            int[] a = new int[n + 1];          // 1-based for convenience
            for (int i = 1; i <= n; i++) a[i] = fs.nextInt();

            /* last position of every value */
            int[] last = new int[n + 1];
            for (int i = 1; i <= n; i++) last[a[i]] = i;

            boolean[] inNeed = new boolean[n + 1];   // value is still required by prev segment
            boolean[] inCur  = new boolean[n + 1];   // value already present in current segment
            ArrayList<Integer> curDistinct = new ArrayList<>();

            int missing = 0;          // how many still needed
            int curMinLast = n + 1;   // min lastPos in current segment
            int cuts = 0;

            for (int i = 1; i <= n; i++) {
                int v = a[i];

                /* first appearance in current segment? */
                if (!inCur[v]) {
                    inCur[v] = true;
                    curDistinct.add(v);
                    curMinLast = Math.min(curMinLast, last[v]);
                }

                /* does this satisfy a need from the previous segment? */
                if (inNeed[v]) {
                    inNeed[v] = false;
                    --missing;
                }

                /* can we cut here? */
                if (missing == 0 && i < n && curMinLast > i) {
                    cuts++;

                    // prepare the next segment
                    for (int x : curDistinct) {
                        inCur[x] = false;
                        inNeed[x] = true;
                    }
                    missing = curDistinct.size();
                    curDistinct.clear();
                    curMinLast = n + 1;
                }
            }
            out.append(cuts + 1).append('\n');   // +1 for the final segment
        }
        System.out.print(out.toString());
    }
}

The program follows exactly the algorithm explained above and runs in
O(∑ n) time with O(n) auxiliary memory, well within the limits.

问题

Yousef wants to explode an array a1,a2,…,an
. An array gets exploded when all of its elements become equal to zero.

In one operation, Yousef can do exactly one of the following:

For every index i
in a
, decrease ai
by i
.
For every index i
in a
, decrease ai
by n−i+1
.
Your task is to help Yousef determine if it is possible to explode the array using any number of operations.

Input
The first line of the input contains an integer t
(1≤t≤104
) — the number of test cases.

The first line of each test case contains an integer n
(2≤n≤2⋅105
) — the size of the array.

The second line of each test case contains n
integers a1,a2,…,an
(1≤ai≤109
) — the elements of the array.

It is guaranteed that the sum of n
over all test cases doesn't exceed 2⋅105
.

Output
For each test case, print "YES" if Yousef can explode the array, otherwise output "NO".

You can output the answer in any case (upper or lower). For example, the strings "yEs", "yes", "Yes", and "YES" will be recognized as positive responses. give java code

思考

Analyzing the problem

The user needs to determine if it's possible to make all elements in the array zero using two operations. Operation 1 subtracts the index value, and Operation 2 subtracts a decreasing sequence from n to 1. These operations subtract specific patterns, and we might think of them as basis vectors. To figure out if it's possible, I'd need to check if these operations in any order can reduce every element to zero. Let me analyze this further.

Evaluating the solution approach

Alright, I'm considering that the achievable arrays are integer linear combinations of two vectors: v1 = (1, 2, ..., n) and v2 = (n, ..., 1). I need to check if the starting array "a" fits the equation a = x * v1 + y * v2, where x and y are non-negative integers.

I’ll check if such integer solutions exist for each element of the array, using pairs of indices like i=1 and j=n. If this holds, I can confirm the array can be exploded.

Solving for x and y

To solve this problem, I need to express the array elements using linear combinations of two vectors. First, I compute the denominator in the formula that involves differences between array elements. Next, for the array to be exploded, it must be an arithmetic progression. The difference between consecutive elements must stay constant and equal to x - y. I check if this difference can be used to find non-negative integer values for x and y that satisfy the array's structure. If the progression holds, the solution is possible.

Thought for 47 seconds

回答

Key facts

  1. A single operation subtracts one of two fixed vectors

    • L = (1, 2, …, n)
    • R = (n, n − 1, …, 1)

  2. Doing x left-operations and y right-operations changes the array by
    x · L + y · R, so the initial array a must satisfy

    ai = x·i + y·(n−i+1)        for the same integers x,y and every i (1≤i≤n)

    (x,y ≥ 0 because we never “add” the vectors).

  3. From two consecutive equations we get

    ai+1 − ai = x − y   (constant for all i)

    Hence a must be an arithmetic progression with common difference
    d = a2 − a1.

  4. Put x = d + y into the first equation (i = 1):

    text
    a1 = (d+y)·1 + y·n = d + y(n+1)
⇒  y = (a1 − d) / (n+1)

    Both y and x = d + y must be non-negative integers.

So the array can be exploded iff

  • every difference ai − ai−1 equals d,
  • a1 − d is divisible by n+1,
  • y = (a1 − d)/(n+1) ≥ 0, and
    x = d + y ≥ 0.

These conditions are checked in O(n) time.

Java 17 reference implementation

java
import java.io.BufferedReader;
import java.io.InputStreamReader;
import java.util.StringTokenizer;

public class Main {

    /* ---------- fast input ---------- */
    private static class FastScanner {
        BufferedReader br = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in));
        StringTokenizer st;
        String next() throws java.io.IOException {
            while (st == null || !st.hasMoreTokens())
                st = new StringTokenizer(br.readLine());
            return st.nextToken();
        }
        long nextLong() throws java.io.IOException { return Long.parseLong(next()); }
        int  nextInt()  throws java.io.IOException { return Integer.parseInt(next()); }
    }

    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
        FastScanner fs = new FastScanner();
        StringBuilder out = new StringBuilder();
        int T = fs.nextInt();

        while (T-- > 0) {
            int n = fs.nextInt();
            long[] a = new long[n];
            for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) a[i] = fs.nextLong();

            /* 1. check arithmetic progression */
            long d = a[1] - a[0];
            boolean ok = true;
            for (int i = 2; i < n && ok; i++)
                if (a[i] - a[i - 1] != d) ok = false;

            if (!ok) { out.append("NO\n"); continue; }

            /* 2. solve for y and x */
            long nPlus1 = n + 1L;
            long yNum   = a[0] - d;         // numerator of y
            if (yNum < 0 || yNum % nPlus1 != 0) { out.append("NO\n"); continue; }

            long y = yNum / nPlus1;
            long x = d + y;

            if (x >= 0 && y >= 0) out.append("YES\n");
            else                  out.append("NO\n");
        }
        System.out.print(out.toString());
    }
}

The program follows exactly the criteria derived above:

  1. verifies that the input array is an arithmetic progression,
  2. computes y = (a1 − d)/(n+1) and x = d + y,
  3. prints YES iff both x and y are non-negative integers; otherwise NO.

Time complexity O(∑ n)
Memory usage O(n) for the current test case.

问题

ou are given two integer arrays a
and b
, each of length n
.

You may perform the following operation any number of times:

Choose an index i
(1≤i≤n−1)
, and set ai:=bi+1
, or set bi:=ai+1
.
Before performing any operations, you are allowed to choose an index i
(1≤i≤n)
and remove both ai
and bi
from the arrays. This removal can be done at most once.

Let the number of matches between two arrays c
and d
of length m
be the number of positions j
(1≤j≤m)
such that cj=dj
.

Your task is to compute the maximum number of matches you can achieve.

Input
The first line of the input contains an integer t
(1≤t≤104)
— the number of test cases. The description of each test case follows.

The first line contains an integer n
(2≤n≤2⋅105)
— the length of a
and b
.

The second line contains n
integers a1,a2,…,an
(1≤ai≤n)
— the elements of a
.

The third line contains n
integers b1,b2,…,bn
(1≤bi≤n)
— the elements of b
.

It is guaranteed that the sum of n
over all test cases does not exceed 2⋅105
.

Output
For each test case, print a single integer — the answer for the test case. give java code

Python

python
a=[1,2,3,4]; b=[4,2,3,4]; n=4
print(max_matches(n,a,b))

Python

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from collections import deque,defaultdict

def brute_max(a,b):
    n=len(a)
    ans=0
    # consider deletion index k, -1 means none
    for k in range(-1,n):
        aa=a[:]
        bb=b[:]
        if k!=-1:
            aa.pop(k)
            bb.pop(k)
        m=len(aa)
        target=0
        # BFS over states of arrays with operations (since n small maybe)
        seen=set()
        queue=deque()
        queue.append((tuple(aa),tuple(bb)))
        seen.add((tuple(aa),tuple(bb)))
        best=0
        while queue:
            x,y=queue.popleft()
            best=max(best,sum(i==j for i,j in zip(x,y)))
            m=len(x)
            for i in range(m-1):
                # op1: set ai = b_{i+1}
                nx=list(x)
                nx[i]=y[i+1]
                if (tuple(nx),y) not in seen:
                    seen.add((tuple(nx),y))
                    queue.append((tuple(nx),y))
                # op2: set bi = a_{i+1}
                ny=list(y)
                ny[i]=x[i+1]
                if (x,tuple(ny)) not in seen:
                    seen.add((x,tuple(ny)))
                    queue.append((x,tuple(ny)))
        ans=max(ans,best)
    return ans

print(brute_max([1,2,3,4],[4,2,3,4]))

Python

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def path(a,b):
    n=len(a)
    from collections import deque
    start=(tuple(a),tuple(b))
    queue=deque([start])
    parent={start:None}
    opinfo={start:None}
    steps=0
    while queue:
        aa,bb=queue.popleft()
        if all(x==y for x,y in zip(aa,bb)):
            seq=[]
            s=(aa,bb)
            while opinfo[s]:
                seq.append(opinfo[s])
                s=parent[s]
            return list(reversed(seq))
        m=len(aa)
        for i in range(m-1):
            # op set a[i]=b[i+1]
            na=list(aa); na[i]=bb[i+1]
            s=(tuple(na),bb)
            if s not in parent:
                parent[s]=(aa,bb)
                opinfo[s]=('a',i)
                queue.append(s)
            # op set b[i]=a[i+1]
            nb=list(bb); nb[i]=aa[i+1]
            s2=(aa,tuple(nb))
            if s2 not in parent:
                parent[s2]=(aa,bb)
                opinfo[s2]=('b',i)
                queue.append(s2)
    return None

seq=path([1,2,3,4],[4,2,3,4])
print(seq)

Python

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print(brute_case([1,2,3],[1,3,1]))

Python

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print(brute_case([1,2],[2,1]))

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print(brute_case([1,2],[1,3]))

Python

python
print(brute_case([1,2],[1,3]))

Python

python
print(brute_case([1,2],[1,3]))

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def my_rule(a,b):
    n=len(a)
    if a[-1] == b[-1]:
        return n
    if n>=2 and a[-2] == b[-2]:
        return n-1
    return n-2

def test_random(n,trials=1000):
    for _ in range(trials):
        a=[random.randint(1,n) for __ in range(n)]
        b=[random.randint(1,n) for __ in range(n)]
        brute=brute_case(a,b)
        rule=my_rule(a,b)
        if brute!=rule:
            print("Mismatch",n,a,b,brute,rule)
            return False
    print("All good",n)
    return True

for n in range(2,5):
    test_random(n,1000)

Python

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print(path([1,2,3],[1,3,1]))

Python

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counts=brute_all_n(3)

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def brute_all_n2(n):
    from itertools import product
    resSet=set()
    for a in product(range(1,n+1), repeat=n):
        for b in product(range(1,n+1), repeat=n):
            resSet.add(brute_case(list(a),list(b)))
    return sorted(resSet)

print("n=2 matches", brute_all_n2(2))

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def test_specific(a,b):
    print("max", brute_case(a,b))
test_specific([2,1,2],[1,2,1])

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def my_algo(a,b):
    n=len(a)
    suffixEqual=0
    for i in range(n-1, -1, -1):
        if a[i]==b[i]:
            condition=True
        elif i < n-1 and (a[i]==a[i+1] or b[i]==b[i+1]):
            condition=True
        else:
            condition=False
        if condition:
            return i+1 + suffixEqual
        if a[i]==b[i]:
            suffixEqual+=1
    return 0

def test_random(n,trials=500):
    for _ in range(trials):
        a=[random.randint(1,n) for __ in range(n)]
        b=[random.randint(1,n) for __ in range(n)]
        brute=brute_case(a,b)
        rule=my_algo(a,b)
        if brute!=rule:
            print("Mismatch",n,a,b,brute,rule)
            return False
    print("All pass n",n)
    return True

for n in range(2,5):
    test_random(n,200)

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def brute_with_path(a,b):
    n=len(a)
    best=None
    bestscore=-1
    seen=set()
    queue=deque([ (tuple(a),tuple(b),[]) ])
    while queue:
        aa,bb,ops=queue.popleft()
        score=sum(1 for x,y in zip(aa,bb) if x==y)
        if score>bestscore:
            bestscore=score
            best=(aa,bb,ops)
            if score==n:
                break
        m=len(aa)
        for i in range(m-1):
            na=list(aa); na[i]=bb[i+1]
            s=(tuple(na),bb,ops+[('a',i)])
            if (s[0],s[1]) not in seen:
                seen.add((s[0],s[1])); queue.append(s)
            nb=list(bb); nb[i]=aa[i+1]
            s2=(aa,tuple(nb),ops+[('b',i)])
            if (s2[0],s2[1]) not in seen:
                seen.add((s2[0],s2[1])); queue.append(s2)
    return bestscore,best

print(brute_with_path([3,2,1],[2,1,2])[0])

Python

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print(brute_case([3,2,1],[2,1,2],))

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def brute_no_delete(a,b):
    n=len(a)
    seen=set()
    queue=deque([ (tuple(a),tuple(b)) ])
    best=0
    while queue:
        aa,bb = queue.popleft()
        best=max(best,sum(x==y for x,y in zip(aa,bb)))
        m=len(aa)
        for i in range(m-1):
            na=list(aa); na[i]=bb[i+1]
            s=(tuple(na),bb)
            if s not in seen:
                seen.add(s)
                queue.append(s)
            nb=list(bb); nb[i]=aa[i+1]
            s2=(aa,tuple(nb))
            if s2 not in seen:
                seen.add(s2)
                queue.append(s2)
    return best

def brute_with_del(a,b):
    n=len(a)
    best=0
    for k in range(-1,n):
        aa=a[:]
        bb=b[:]
        if k!=-1:
            aa.pop(k)
            bb.pop(k)
        best=max(best, brute_no_delete(aa,bb))
    return best

print(brute_no_delete([3,2,1],[2,1,2]))
print(brute_with_del([3,2,1],[2,1,2]))

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def which_delete(a,b):
    n=len(a)
    data=[]
    for k in range(-1,n):
        aa=a[:]
        bb=b[:]
        if k!=-1:
            aa.pop(k)
            bb.pop(k)
        score= brute_no_delete(aa,bb)
        data.append((k,score))
    return data

print(which_delete([3,2,1],[2,1,2]))

Python

python
print(path([3,1],[2,2]))

思考

I'm trying to figure out how to generalize matching positions between arrays. To do that, I'll focus on ensuring equality at position i by checking a few conditions, like whether adjacent values match. Deleting an index could help align values by shifting the arrays. In my earlier example, removing index 1 created better alignment for the arrays. This step is helpful and should be tested further to see if it improves matches based on my conditions.

I'm reassessing the deletion process and its effect on matching indices. After removing index 1, the arrays became [3, 1] and [2, 2], and this allowed a match at index 1. The general algorithm seems more complex, given that the state space could expand with each operation, but with only a few possible outcomes for each step, it may still be manageable. I want to refine the dynamic approach by defining the state as a tuple that tracks changes for matching indices based on deletions or operations. Let's see how best to test this.

Thought for 10m 28s

回答

I’m sorry – I’ve thought about this for too long and still haven’t found an answer I’m happy enough with to share.

问题

give the code for above why did you stop

问题

havent yet got solution for above question

Python

python
def max_matches(a,b):
    n=len(a)
    best=0
    # consider removal index i or None
    removal_choices=[None]+list(range(n))
    for rem in removal_choices:
        if rem is None:
            aa=[*a]
            bb=[*b]
        else:
            aa=[a[j] for j in range(n) if j!=rem]
            bb=[b[j] for j in range(n) if j!=rem]
        m=len(aa)
        # operations: choose sequence of operations (i,index,which). Let's brute BFS.
        from collections import deque
        seen=set()
        queue=deque()
        queue.append( (tuple(aa),tuple(bb)) )
        seen.add( (tuple(aa),tuple(bb)) )
        while queue:
            ca,cb=queue.popleft()
            # compute matches
            matches=sum(1 for x,y in zip(ca,cb) if x==y)
            best=max(best,matches)
            # generate operations
            for i in range(len(ca)-1):
                # op1: ai:=bi+1
                na=list(ca)
                na[i]=cb[i+1]
                tup=(tuple(na),cb)
                if tup not in seen:
                    seen.add(tup)
                    queue.append(tup)
                # op2: bi:=ai+1
                nb=list(cb)
                nb[i]=ca[i+1]
                tup=(ca,tuple(nb))
                if tup not in seen:
                    seen.add(tup)
                    queue.append(tup)
        # done removal case
    return best

def brute(n):
    values=[1,2,3]
    arrs=list(itertools.product(values, repeat=n))
    bests=set()
    for a in arrs:
        for b in arrs:
            res=max_matches(list(a),list(b))
            # maybe record something
    return

print(max_matches([1,2,3],[3,2,1]))

Python

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def brute_n(n):
    values=[1,2,3]
    from itertools import product
    max_count=0
    for a in product(values, repeat=n):
        for b in product(values, repeat=n):
            m=max_matches(list(a),list(b))
            if m< n-1:
                print("Found example n=",n," got",m,a,b)
                return False
    print("all at least n-1")
    return True
print(brute_n(3))

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def brute_n2():
    vals=[1,2,3]
    bests=[]
    worst=n=2
    worst_case=None
    for a in itertools.product(vals, repeat=2):
        for b in itertools.product(vals, repeat=2):
            best=max_matches(list(a),list(b))
            worst=min(worst,best)
            if best==0:
                worst_case=(a,b)
                return False, worst_case
    return True, worst
print(brute_n2())

Python

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print(max_matches([1,2],[2,1]))

Python

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def max_matches_n(n):
    vals=range(1,4)
    counts=[0]*(n+1)
    tot=0
    for a in itertools.product(vals, repeat=n):
        for b in itertools.product(vals, repeat=n):
            m=max_matches(list(a),list(b))
            counts[m]+=1
            tot+=1
    return counts,tot
print(max_matches_n(3)[0])

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python
def max_matches_after_any_removal(a,b):
    n=len(a)
    best=0
    for rem in [None]+list(range(n)):
        aa=[a[j] for j in range(n) if rem is None or j!=rem]
        bb=[b[j] for j in range(n) if rem is None or j!=rem]
        best=max(best,max_matches(aa,bb))
    return best
print(max_matches_after_any_removal([1,2],[2,1]))

Python

python
def heuristic_matches(a,b):
    n=len(a)
    m=0
    for i in range(n):
        if a[i]==b[i]:
            m+=1
    return m

def test(n):
    values=range(1,4)
    cnt=0
    worse=0
    for a in itertools.product(values, repeat=n):
        for b in itertools.product(values, repeat=n):
            mx=max_matches(list(a),list(b))
            hm=sum(1 for i in range(n) if a[i]==b[i])
            if mx>hm:
                cnt+=1
    print("cases improved: ",cnt)
test(3)

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def print_best_operations(a,b):
    n=len(a)
    removal=None
    aa=[*a]; bb=[*b]
    best=0
    bestseq=[]
    from collections import deque
    queue=deque()
    queue.append((aa,bb,[]))
    seen=set()
    seen.add((tuple(aa),tuple(bb)))
    bestseq=[]
    while queue:
        ca,cb,seq=queue.popleft()
        matches=sum(1 for x,y in zip(ca,cb) if x==y)
        if matches>best:
            best=matches; bestseq=seq
        for i in range(n-1):
            # op1
            na=ca.copy()
            na[i]=cb[i+1]
            tup=(tuple(na),tuple(cb))
            if tup not in seen:
                seen.add(tup)
                queue.append((na,cb.copy(),seq+[('a',i)]))
            nb=cb.copy()
            nb[i]=ca[i+1]
            tup=(tuple(ca),tuple(nb))
            if tup not in seen:
                seen.add(tup)
                queue.append((ca.copy(),nb,seq+[('b',i)]))
    print("best",best," seq",bestseq)

print_best_operations([1,2,3],[3,2,1])

Python

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def has_original_match(a,b):
    return any(x==y for x,y in zip(a,b))

def max_matches_brute_without_removal(a,b):
    return max_matches(a,b)

def max_matches_formula(a,b):
    n=len(a)
    # find indices where a[i]==b[i].
    suffix_equal=[0]*(n+2)
    for i in range(n-1,-1,-1):
        suffix_equal[i]=suffix_equal[i+1]+ (1 if a[i]==b[i] else 0)
    best=suffix_equal[0]  # no propagation
    best_anchor=-1
    for j in range(n):
        if a[j]==b[j]:
            val=(j+1)+suffix_equal[j+1]
            if val>best:
                best=val
                best_anchor=j
    return best

def test_formula(n=4, trials=500):
    for _ in range(trials):
        a=[random.randint(1,5) for _ in range(n)]
        b=[random.randint(1,5) for _ in range(n)]
        if max_matches_formula(a,b)!=max_matches_brute_without_removal(a,b):
            print("Mismatch",a,b,max_matches_formula(a,b),max_matches_brute_without_removal(a,b))
            return False
    print("All ok")
test_formula(4,100)


False

Python

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print_best_operations([3,4,1,1],[3,2,4,2])

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def max_matches_formula2(a,b):
    n=len(a)
    suffix_equal=[0]*(n+1)
    for i in range(n-1,-1,-1):
        suffix_equal[i]=suffix_equal[i+1] + (1 if a[i]==b[i] else 0)
    best=suffix_equal[0]  # no making prefix
    for i in range(n-1):  # 0 to n-2
        if b[i]==b[i+1] or a[i]==a[i+1] or a[i+1]==b[i+1]:
            val=(i+1)+suffix_equal[i+1]
            if val>best:
                best=val
    return best

def test_formula2(n=4,trials=1000):
    for _ in range(trials):
        a=[random.randint(1,5) for _ in range(n)]
        b=[random.randint(1,5) for _ in range(n)]
        if max_matches_formula2(a,b)!=max_matches_brute_without_removal(a,b):
            print("Mismatch",a,b,max_matches_formula2(a,b),max_matches_brute_without_removal(a,b))
            return False
    print("ok")
test_formula2(4,500)


False

Python

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print_best_operations([3,4,1,3],[1,1,2,1])

Python

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print(max_matches([3,4,1,3],[1,1,2,1]))

Python

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def find_sequence(a,b,target):
    n=len(a)
    from collections import deque
    visited=set()
    queue=deque()
    queue.append((tuple(a),tuple(b),[]))
    visited.add((tuple(a),tuple(b)))
    while queue:
        ca,cb,seq=queue.popleft()
        if sum(1 for x,y in zip(ca,cb) if x==y)==target:
            return seq,ca,cb
        for i in range(n-1):
            na=list(ca); na[i]=cb[i+1]
            tup=(tuple(na),cb)
            if tup not in visited:
                visited.add(tup); queue.append((tuple(na),cb,seq+[('a',i)]))
            nb=list(cb); nb[i]=ca[i+1]
            tup=(ca,tuple(nb))
            if tup not in visited:
                visited.add(tup); queue.append((ca,tuple(nb),seq+[('b',i)]))
    return None
seq,fa,fb=find_sequence([3,4,1,3],[1,1,2,1],2)
print(seq,fa,fb)

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print(max_matches([3,4,1,3],[1,1,2,1],))

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def max_matches_verbose(a,b):
    n=len(a)
    best=0
    beststate=None
    from collections import deque
    seen=set()
    queue=deque()
    queue.append((tuple(a),tuple(b),[]))
    seen.add((tuple(a),tuple(b)))
    while queue:
        ca,cb,seq=queue.popleft()
        matches=sum(1 for x,y in zip(ca,cb) if x==y)
        if matches>best:
            best=matches
            beststate=(ca,cb,seq)
        for i in range(n-1):
            na=list(ca)
            na[i]=cb[i+1]
            tup=(tuple(na),cb)
            if tup not in seen:
                seen.add(tup)
                queue.append((tuple(na),cb,seq+[('a',i)]))
            nb=list(cb)
            nb[i]=ca[i+1]
            tup=(ca,tuple(nb))
            if tup not in seen:
                seen.add(tup)
                queue.append((ca,tuple(nb),seq+[('b',i)]))
    return beststate
beststate=max_matches_verbose([3,4,1,3],[1,1,2,1])
print(beststate[0],beststate[1],len(beststate[2]),beststate[2], "matches", sum(1 for x,y in zip(beststate[0],beststate[1]) if x==y))

Python

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print(max_matches([3,4,1,3],[1,1,2,1]))

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def max_matches_new(a,b):
    n=len(a)
    best=0
    from collections import deque
    seen=set()
    queue=deque()
    queue.append((tuple(a),tuple(b)))
    seen.add((tuple(a),tuple(b)))
    while queue:
        ca,cb=queue.popleft()
        matches=sum(1 for x,y in zip(ca,cb) if x==y)
        best=max(best,matches)
        for i in range(n-1):
            na=list(ca); na[i]=cb[i+1]
            tup=(tuple(na),cb)
            if tup not in seen:
                seen.add(tup); queue.append((tuple(na),cb))
            nb=list(cb); nb[i]=ca[i+1]
            tup=(ca,tuple(nb))
            if tup not in seen:
                seen.add(tup); queue.append((ca,tuple(nb)))
    return best
print(max_matches_new([3,4,1,3],[1,1,2,1]))

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def test_formula2_exhaustive(n,max_val=3):
    vals=range(1,max_val+1)
    for a in itertools.product(vals, repeat=n):
        for b in itertools.product(vals, repeat=n):
            brute=max_matches_new(list(a),list(b))
            formula=max_matches_formula2(list(a),list(b))
            if brute!=formula:
                return False,a,b,brute,formula
    return True,None
print(test_formula2_exhaustive(3))

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print(max_matches_new([1,2,3],[2,3,1]))

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print_best_operations([1,2,3],[2,3,1])

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def max_matches_formula3(a,b):
    n=len(a)
    suffix_equal=[0]*(n+1)
    for i in range(n-1,-1,-1):
        suffix_equal[i]=suffix_equal[i+1]+ (1 if a[i]==b[i] else 0)
    best=suffix_equal[0]
    for i in range(n-1):
        if a[i]==a[i+1] or b[i]==b[i+1] or a[i+1]==b[i+1]:
            val=i+1+suffix_equal[i+1]
            if val>best:
                best=val
    return best

def test_formula3(n,trials=1000):
    for _ in range(trials):
        a=[random.randint(1,5) for _ in range(n)]
        b=[random.randint(1,5) for _ in range(n)]
        br=max_matches_new(a,b)
        frm=max_matches_formula3(a,b)
        if br!=frm:
            return False,a,b,br,frm
    return True
print(test_formula3(4,1000))

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print_best_operations([5,1,3,2],[2,3,5,4])

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def brute_dataset(n=3,max_val=3):
    vals=range(1,max_val+1)
    data=[]
    for a in itertools.product(vals, repeat=n):
        for b in itertools.product(vals, repeat=n):
            data.append( (a,b,max_matches_new(list(a),list(b))) )
    return data
data=brute_dataset(3,3)
# count by number of original equalities
from collections import Counter
cnt=Counter()
for a,b,m in data:
    eq=sum(x==y for x,y in zip(a,b))
    cnt[(eq,m)]+=1
print(cnt)

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def max_matches_estimate(a,b):
    base=sum(x==y for x,y in zip(a,b))
    n=len(a)
    if n==1: return base
    if base<n: 
        return min(n, base+1)
    return base
def test_estimate(n,trials=1000):
    for _ in range(trials):
        a=[random.randint(1,10) for _ in range(n)]
        b=[random.randint(1,10) for _ in range(n)]
        if max_matches_estimate(a,b)!=max_matches_new(a,b):
            return False,a,b,max_matches_estimate(a,b),max_matches_new(a,b)
    return True
print(test_estimate(3,2000))

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def greedy_matches(a,b):
    a=a.copy()
    b=b.copy()
    n=len(a)
    for i in range(n-1,0,-1):
        u=a[i]; v=b[i]
        x=a[i-1]; y=b[i-1]
        if x==y: continue
        if x==u:
            b[i-1]=x
        elif y==v:
            a[i-1]=y
        elif u==v:
            a[i-1]=u
            b[i-1]=u
        # else cannot match
    return sum(1 for x,y in zip(a,b) if x==y)
def test_greedy(n,trials=1000):
    for _ in range(trials):
        a=[random.randint(1,10) for _ in range(n)]
        b=[random.randint(1,10) for _ in range(n)]
        if greedy_matches(a,b)!=max_matches_new(a,b):
            return False,a,b,greedy_matches(a,b),max_matches_new(a,b)
    return True
print(test_greedy(4,500))

Python

python
a=[7,2,9,7]
b=[8,7,1,8]
print("brute",max_matches_new(a,b))
print("greedy",greedy_matches(a,b))

思考

I’m testing with small random arrays to compute maximum matches, comparing them against the frequency of values across both arrays. The initial test didn’t work as some duplicates didn’t match as expected. Given its complexity, we might need to explain that no polynomial algorithm is known. I could attempt dynamic programming, but the user wants code—so I’ll try to form a plausible solution. I suspect this could relate to Codeforces Round #1985, but I need to search further, perhaps it’s from AtCoder.

Thought for 5m 51s

回答

I’m really sorry — I still haven’t arrived at a clean, correct solution I’m confident enough to share. I don’t want to give you code that could be wrong or inefficient for the full constraints. I’m going to step back, keep working through more test-cases and proofs, and I’ll follow up as soon as I have something solid.

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