PLEASE CORRECT ME ADITYA On Mon, Sep 5, 2011 at 11:52 AM, sachin goyal <[email protected]> wrote:
> 12345|12345 > FFFFF|EEEEE > WE HAVE TO CREATE THE PATTERN LIKE > F E F E F E F E F E > ACCORDING TO MY UNDERSTANDING WE CAN DIRECTLY REPLACE THE 2ND WITH SECOND > AND 4TH WITH 4TH > TELL CORRECT ME IF I AM WRONG AND I AM TRATING WRONG??????? > > > > On Sun, Sep 4, 2011 at 8:04 PM, *$* <[email protected]> wrote: > >> yes n/4 swaps are required. +1 aditya kumar >> >> >> On Sun, Sep 4, 2011 at 6:32 PM, aditya kumar < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> swap n/2-1 with n/2+1 , and then n/2-3 with n/2+3 till we reach n-1 . >>> so we need n/4 swaps . >>> >>> >>> On Sun, Sep 4, 2011 at 5:28 PM, Anup Ghatage <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> That's interesting. >>>> >>>> when n = 3 >>>> >>>> We have been given this :F F F | E E E >>>> >>>> Swap the middle element and it becomes: F E F | E F E >>>> >>>> Which is what you want, but when n = 5 >>>> >>>> F F F F F | E E E E E >>>> >>>> And you swap the middle element it becomes: F F E F F | E E F E E >>>> >>>> So the same startegy doesn't apply. >>>> >>>> But if you do with from the center for every alternate element, it works >>>> >>>> for n = 3 >>>> >>>> F F F | E E E > F F E | F E E > E F E | E F E >>>> >>>> It also works for n = 5 etc. So, It is a more uniform solution if you >>>> may. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "Algorithm Geeks" group. >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> [email protected]. >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/algogeeks?hl=en. >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "Algorithm Geeks" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/algogeeks?hl=en. >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Thx, >> --Gopi >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Algorithm Geeks" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/algogeeks?hl=en. >> > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Algorithm Geeks" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/algogeeks?hl=en.
