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Find the Child Who Has the Ball After K Seconds — C++
Full explanation · Time O(1) · Space O(1)
// Time: O(1)
// Space: O(1)
// math
class Solution {
public:
int numberOfChild(int n, int k) {
const int q = k / (n - 1), r = k % (n - 1);
return (q & 1) == 0 ? r : (n - 1) - r;
}
};
// Time: O(1)
// Space: O(1)
// math
class Solution2 {
public:
int numberOfChild(int n, int k) {
const int r = k % (2 * (n - 1));
return r <= n - 1 ? r : (n - 1) - (r - (n - 1));
}
};