Hackerrank - Strange Grid Again Solution
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- 173 words
A strange grid has been recovered from an old book. It has columns and infinite number of rows. The bottom row is considered as the first row. First few rows of the grid are like this:
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20 22 24 26 28
11 13 15 17 19
10 12 14 16 18
1 3 5 7 9
0 2 4 6 8The grid grows upwards forever!
Your task is to find the integer in th column in th row of the grid.
Input Format
There will be two integers r and c separated by a single space.
Constraints
Rows are indexed from bottom to top and columns are indexed from left to right.
Output Format
Output the answer in a single line.
Sample Input
6 3Sample Output
25Explanation
The number in the 6th row and 3rd column is 25.
def strangeGrid(r, c):
d,m = divmod(r-1,2)
a = d*10+2*c
a -= 1 if m else 2
return a
r,c = map(int,input().split())
print(strangeGrid(r, c))