Based on the problem in GeeksForGeeks here. I came across a solution here.
The question is as follows
Given an array arr[] of N integers. Do the following operation n-1 times. For every Kth operation: Right rotate the array clockwise by 1. Delete the (n-k+1)th last element. Now, find the element which is left at last. If (n-k+1)th last element doesnt exist, delete the first.
Test Cases -
Input 2 4 1 2 3 4 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
Output 2 3
Explanation - Testcase 2: A = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}. Rotate the array clockwise i.e. after rotation the array A = {6, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5} and delete the last element that is {5} so A = {6, 1, 2, 3, 4}. Again rotate the array for the second time and deletes the second last element that is {2} so A = {4, 6, 1, 3}, doing these steps when he reaches 4th time, 4th last element does not exists so he deletes 1st element ie {1} so A={3, 6}. So continuing this procedure the last element in A is {3}, so outputp will be 3.
Can someone please help me understand the solution. Primarily I need help in the following block:
if(n==1) cout<<arr[0]<<endl; else if(n%2) { ll ind = n-3; ind = floor(ind/4); ind = 3+ind; cout<<arr[ind-1]<<endl; } else { ll ind = n-2; ind = floor(ind/4); ind = 2+ind; cout<<arr[ind-1]<<endl; }