Beefy Boxes and Bandwidth Generously Provided by pair Networks
Pathologically Eclectic Rubbish Lister
 
PerlMonks  

Re: Puzzle: need a more general algorithm

by Abigail-II (Bishop)
on Jul 09, 2002 at 16:48 UTC ( [id://180541]=note: print w/replies, xml ) Need Help??


in reply to Re(2): Puzzle: need a more general algorithm
in thread Puzzle: need a more general algorithm

Actually, once you know the height that will work, a simple greedy algorithm will do (stuff as much as you can in the first column, then the next, and the next, etc). After all, it was given that any solution would do, not the prettiest or something like that.

Abigail

  • Comment on Re: Puzzle: need a more general algorithm

Log In?
Username:
Password:

What's my password?
Create A New User
Domain Nodelet?
Node Status?
node history
Node Type: note [id://180541]
help
Chatterbox?
and the web crawler heard nothing...

How do I use this?Last hourOther CB clients
Other Users?
Others chilling in the Monastery: (4)
As of 2024-04-20 00:45 GMT
Sections?
Information?
Find Nodes?
Leftovers?
    Voting Booth?

    No recent polls found