A Very Easy Problem!

We have to submit the source code file(.c) or the text file(.txt) outputed after the execution of program.

You can submit either.

I had no idea that TEXT meant that i could just submit my result. I thought TEXT was some new programming language. So i programmed in SCALA. My first. I managed to get the source below 500b but the compile time was killing me!!!! I rewrote the code cutting the run time from .700 to .056 but the source code (@ over 700b) was too large to submit. Still SCALA is sort of cool...

Is there a way to contact others who have submitted code? It would be interesting to see their code if they were willing to share it.

@james Not at the moment.

Hi frendz,
I cant understand anything from the above. Can anyone please help me.

@anyone I m disappointed with lack of information. i cannot understand the concept. :( i m feeling bashing my head against the wall.

@vishal Please won't do that :) There is a lot of fun associated with trying to figure out such things.

In the list of languages, you will find the option for TEXT.

Not understood!!!!!!!!!!plz  F1.

I was really disappointed to see this kind of "mysterious crap" here. I was able to find the solution quickly, but I still don't understand why is this problem here. It is just a silly puzzle, it is not a programming problem.

Well, it's a refreshing change from the run of the mill programming problems isn't it :)

Can an admin jus check out d code n at least tel me d no in which im goin wrong coz iv calculated each n every num, checked d brackets 5 times stil gives wrong ans..

nice recursion problem... but why limit it to "text" and "c#2"? lisp and python solutions would be elegant and practical.

got it ported to c#, but the size restriction made it a bear...

You are meant to just solve it and just type in the results as text - you know all the test cases, so you don't need to submit a program.

hint:

write the numbers in binary.

Thanks, Stephen... I understood that, but I wanted to be one of the first to submit an actual program... I don't know how the SCALA guy got his in, when the only options are C#2 and TEXT. Anyway, if you scroll through the pages of successful entries, you'll see my C#2 entry there.

2(2(2)+2+2(0))+2(2+2(0))+2(0) 2(2(2+2(0))+2)+2(2(2+2(0)))+2(2(2)+2(0))+2+2(0) 2(2(2)+2)+2(2+2(0))+2(0) 2(2(2)+2+2(0))+2(2+2(0)) 2(2(2)+2+2(0))+2(2(2)+2)+2(2(2)+2(0))+2(2(2))+2(2+2(0))+2(2)+2+2(0) 2(2(2+2(0))+2)+2(2(2+2(0)))+2(2(2)+2)+2(2(2)+2(0))+2(2+2(0)) 2(2(2+2(0))+2(2)+2)+2(0)

M i GETTING WRONG ANSWER?

even i am gettin d ans as wrong?? like avinash.. why??

do we have any boundary conditions here/

I am also getting wrong ans like avinash and it looks right to me.

i have got the algo right for calculating, i guess.But don't know how to write the output....plz help.

Hello Admins,

I have checked my code several times, but still can't find the error. Please look at the solution and tell the mistake:

137=2(2(2)+2+2(0))+2(2+2(0))+2(0)

1315=2(2(2+2(0))+2)+2(2(2+2(0)))+2(2(2)+2(0))+2+2(0)

73=2(2(2)+2)+2(2+2(0))+2(0)

136=2(2(2)+2+2(0))+2(2+2(0))

255=2(2(2)+2+2(0))+2(2(2)+2)+2(2(2)+2(0))+2(2(2))+2(2+2(0))+2(2)+2(2(0))+2(0)

1384=2(2(2(2))+2)+2(2(2(2)))+2(2(2)+2)+2(2(2)+2(0))+2(2+2(0))

16385=2(2(2(2))+2(2)+2)+2(0)

Your last three are all incorrect. Compare their formats to the first 4 and the mistakes should be obvious.

printf("137=2(2(2)+2+2(0))+2(2+2(0))+2(0)");
printf("1315=2(2(2+2(0))+2)+2(2(2+2(0)))+2(2(2)+2(0))+2+2(0)");

i wanted to do this by hand, i almost made it but an accidental typo (which i didn't notice) caused a WA. I finally wrote a program for it, checked my result ... and found the err.

Since i already had written a program, i also posted a C#2 solution for it.

i hv written the code for this question in C

i TRIED IT USING THE SYNTAX of c# (from internet and knowledge of JAVA) but failed

Solution is not accepted bcoz it is too long(500 bytes)

PLz help

can i post it here for clarification-pls suggest

You should be running your program, then submitting your output as text, not as a program.

Whats the problem with these?

*snip*

One of them is just plain wrong. Check them again.

hey how they are genarated

i cant find the solution

what is logic

Hello freinds anyone can help me

what exactly the concept is ?????????

What kind of series is this? In the given example, how come right hand side is equal to the left hand side?

Well I think source code should be provided for this. And those hints, recurssion, binary didn't helped me. :(

hi admin,

i got the logic. but, on submitting, it is always saying that "wrong answer". is anything wrong in my answer ? can you please tell me , whether my answer is correct or not ? should i submit answer in other formats ?

137=2(2(2)+2+2(0))+2(2+2(0))+2(0)
1315=2(2+2(2+2(0)))+2(2(2+2(0)))+2(2(2)+2(0))+2+2(0)
73=2(2(2)+2)+2(2+2(0))+2(0)
136=2(2(2)+2+2(0))+2(2+2(0))
255=2(2(2)+2+2(0))+2(2(2)+2)+2(2(2)+2(0))+2(2(2))+2(2+2(0))+2(2)+2(0)
1384=2(2+2(2+2(0)))+2(2(2+2(0)))+2(2(2)+2)+2(2(2)+2(0))+2(2+2(0))
16385=2(2+2(2)+2(2+2(0)))+2(0)

please friends...

anyone tell me whether my answer is correct or not ?

I am a new one for this type of challenges, so I need some time...plsssss...

Hi admin i get following error while submitting my soln in C#2. :(

You can't submit in this language for this problem

Hi,

I learnt 'C' long time ago. Now that i want to be a professional programmer and in a short time. Which language i should start learning and how long it could take to start my programming profession as a freelancer.

Can any professional programmer reply to this ?

thanks

my answer is

137=2(2(2)+2+2(0))+2(2+2(0))+2(0)

1315=2(2(2+2(0))+2)+2(2(2+2(0)))+2(2(2)+2(0))+2+2(0)

73=2(2(2)+2)+2(2+2(0))+2(0)

136=2(2)+2+2(0)+2(2+2(0))

255=2(2(2)+2+2(0))+2(2(2)+2)+2(2(2)+2(0))+2(2(2))+2(2+2(0))

1384=2(2(2+2(0)+2))+2(2(2+2(0)))+2(2(2)+2)+2(2(2)+2(0))+2(2(2))

16385=2(2(2+2(0))+2(2)+2)+2(0)

please tell me where i'm wrong

Three of your answers are wrong. Read through what you have written carefully; there are some errors you should be able to spot without even making any calculations.

137=2(2(2)+2+2(0))+2(2+2(0))+2(0)

1315=2(2(2+2(0))+2)+2(2(2+2(0)))+2(2(2)+2(0))+2+2(0)

73=2(0)+2(2+2(0))+2(2+2(2))

136=2(2(2)+2+2(0))+2(2+2(0))

255=2(2(2)+2+2(0))+2(2+2(2))+2(2(2)+2(0))+2(2(2))+2(2+2(0))+2(2)+2+2(0)

1384=2(2(2+2(0))+2)+2(2(2+2(0)))+2(2(2)+2)+2(2(2)+2(0))+2(2+2(0))

16385=2(2(2+2(0))+2(2)+2)+2(0)

Stephen if u can pllz tell me where i m wrong

i had calculated this output logically

Two of your answers are wrong. One should be very obvious.