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ABC330 C — Minimize Abs 2

ABC330 C — Minimize Abs 2: a Python solution using direct simulation. Learn the idea, check the complexity, and read the full code, with credit to KATO-Hiro AtCoder Solutions.

Technique
Direct simulation
Source
KATO-Hiro AtCoder Solutions
Length
58 lines
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Approach

Direct simulation

For ABC330 C — Minimize Abs 2, the implementation follows the problem’s operations directly while maintaining only the state needed for the next decision.

  1. Translate each rule into one explicit state update.
  2. Maintain the invariant after every processed item.
  3. Return the accumulated state once all relevant input has been handled.

Code notes

  • 58 lines of Python from the credited upstream file abc330_c.py.
  • The implementation visibly relies on sequence storage.
  • No explicit loop blocks detected.

Complexity

Count the number and nesting of passes over the input, then include the maintained containers in the memory estimate.

Check the problem constraints before deciding whether this complexity will pass.

Source

Code and credit

This code comes from KATO-Hiro AtCoder Solutions by KATO-Hiro and is used under the CC0-1.0 licence.

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Full codeABC330 C — Minimize Abs 2 · PythonPython
Use this to learn the idea, then write your own version.
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-  from bisect import bisect_left, bisect_rightfrom typing import List  def bisect_le(sorted_array: List[int], value: int):    """Find the largest element <= x and its index, or None if it doesn't exist."""     if sorted_array[0] <= value:        index: int = bisect_right(sorted_array, value) - 1         return index, sorted_array[index]     return None, None  def bisect_ge(sorted_array: List[int], value: int):    """Find the smallest element >= x and its index, or None if it doesn't exist."""     if sorted_array[-1] >= value:        index: int = bisect_left(sorted_array, value)         return index, sorted_array[index]     return None, None  def main():    import sys     input = sys.stdin.readline     d = int(input())    upper = 15 * 10**5    ans = 10**18    ys = [i**2 for i in range(upper + 1)]     for x in range(upper + 1):        diff = x**2 - d         if diff < 0:            diff_abs = abs(diff)             _, y_min = bisect_le(ys, diff_abs)            _, y_max = bisect_ge(ys, diff_abs)             ans = min(ans, abs(diff + y_min), abs(diff + y_max))        else:            ans = min(ans, abs(diff))     print(ans)  if __name__ == "__main__":    main()

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