@Srinivas Wat if the string is abc then it reduces to cc :) ...So size 2 can also be there.so u cant say it will be 1 "always"
On Sun, Nov 13, 2011 at 12:01 AM, Srinivasa Chaitanya T < tschaitanya....@gmail.com> wrote: > > > On Sat, Nov 12, 2011 at 4:24 PM, Snoopy Me <thesnoop...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Given a string consisting of a,b and c's, we can perform the >> following >> operation: >> Take any two adjacent distinct characters and replace it with the >> third character. For example, if 'a' and 'c' are adjacent, they can >> replaced with 'b'. >> What is the smallest string which can result by applying this >> operation repeatedly? >> >> 1) if the string aaaaa......aaa, or bb..bb, etc... string cannot be > modified > 2) if string starts with aaaaac => this can be reduced to aaaab -> aaac -> > aab -> ac -> b > 3) So if string not of type (1), then it can be reduced to single > character "always" using method 2 > e.g: > *aab*cacaab // first reduce aab to b > *bbc*acaab // reduce bbc to c > *ca*caab > *bc*aab > *aaab* > c > .. i guess u got the idea > > > > > >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Algorithm Geeks" group. >> To post to this group, send email to algogeeks@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> algogeeks+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/algogeeks?hl=en. >> >> > > > -- > T Srinivasa Chaitanya > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Algorithm Geeks" group. > To post to this group, send email to algogeeks@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > algogeeks+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > 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 algogeeks@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to algogeeks+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/algogeeks?hl=en.
