문제
링크
풀이
#include <iostream>
#include <vector>
using namespace std;
inline vector<long long> calc(long long n) {
vector<long long> ret;
while (n != 1) {
ret.push_back(n);
n = (n & 1 ? 3 * n + 1 : n / 2);
}
ret.push_back(1);
return ret;
}
bool solve(void) {
long long a, b; cin >> a >> b;
if (a == 0 && b == 0) return false;
long long ans;
vector<long long> c = calc(a), d = calc(b);
while (!c.empty() && !d.empty() && c.back() == d.back()) {
ans = c.back(); c.pop_back(); d.pop_back();
}
cout << a << " needs " << c.size() << " steps, ";
cout << b << " needs " << d.size() << " steps, ";
cout << "they meet at " << ans << "\n";
return true;
}
int main(void) {
ios::sync_with_stdio(false);
cin.tie(nullptr);
while (solve());
return 0;
}