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LOOPEXP - Loop Expectation |
Consider the following pseudo-code:
int a[1..N]; int max = -1; for i = 1..N: if(a[i] > max): max = a[i];
Your task is to calculate the expected number of times the 'if' block of the above pseudo-code executes. The array 'a' is a random permutation of numbers from 1..N chosen uniformly at random.
Input
First line contains t, the number of test cases. t lines follow, each containing N, the number of elements in the array.
1 <= t <= 100
1 <= n <= 100,000
Output
For each test case, output a single decimal. Your answer should be within 10-6 of the correct answer.
Example
Input: 1 2 Output: 1.5
Explanation
For N = 2, you can have the following two permutations: [1, 2] and [2, 1].
In the first case the if block gets executed 2 times, and in the second case the if block gets executed 1 time. So the expected value is (2 + 1) / 2 = 1.5
Added by: | Aman Gupta |
Date: | 2013-04-20 |
Time limit: | 1s-3s |
Source limit: | 50000B |
Memory limit: | 1536MB |
Cluster: | Cube (Intel G860) |
Languages: | All except: ASM64 |
Resource: | Own |
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2014-01-11 13:33:46 ishaan
Is this trick some pre-defined formula for solving this question? I am unable to come up with a formula that fits with all cases. Edit:Got the pattern Last edit: 2014-01-11 13:56:19 |
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2013-12-28 11:24:56 Tarun Garg
Think like a lazy man....:D |
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2013-12-26 17:58:12 Bhavik
good question :) |
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2013-12-25 06:46:14 Nick
Yes, there's a pattern behind this. You can try.. Btw, thanks @[ _BaDsHah_ ] I print the answer in single decimal got WA, but normal decimal AC. Last edit: 2013-12-25 06:50:49 |
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2013-11-09 21:59:19 Akhilesh Anandh
Really good problem.. finally discovered the trick :D |
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2013-07-02 11:33:55 Alien
agreed hasil Last edit: 2013-07-02 11:37:04 |
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2013-07-02 11:23:37 Hasil Sharma
KingAditya , can't agree more you only need to know the trick nothing else |
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2013-06-21 10:48:43 DOT
Some more test cases, please. |
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2013-06-21 10:28:09 Alien
EASY PROB,if you know the trick |
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2013-06-01 18:25:22 Chandan Mittal
what will be the o/p for 2 3 4 |