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IOI 2016 Aliens
By dx24816, history, 5 years ago, In English

Hello,

Can someone provide and explanation of the DP optimization used to get 100 points on Aliens of IOI 2016? I read their solution, but I still don't see how introducing the constant C helps you solve the problem. I also don't see the purpose of the g function they introduce.

Problem:https://ioinformatics.org/files/ioi2016problem6.pdf Solution: https://ioinformatics.org/files/ioi2016solutions.pdf

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Here's an explanation for the same trick on a different problem: https://codeforces.net/blog/entry/49691

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Another article: https://codeforces.net/blog/entry/68778

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