Editorial for TLE '16 Contest 5 P4 - Engineering Test
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First, add to all of the . This is the maximum allowed apparent weights of the tables. Next, generate the actual table patterns, which looks like a Pascal's triangle. A table adds half of its weight to the tables below. Make sure to round upwards when calculating the apparent weights.
To check if a certain table height works, get the numbers in the top rows, and sort these numbers. Afterwards, get the strongest tables. If there are enough tables, and these tables can support the structure, then this value of will work.
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