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HardCoding
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J.P. Morgan
1Give yourself 5 minutes
2Answer out loud, not in your head
3Then compare with the answer below
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Stuck? Show a way to structure it+
- 01Reverse from target
- 02Subtract the smaller coordinate in bulk
- 03Use modulo when both remain above source
- 04Handle source boundary exactly
- 05State logarithmic behavior
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Why is the previous move unique?
Tests: correctness reasoning
Why is the boundary divisibility check needed?
Tests: correctness reasoning
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