Editorial for JDCC '16 Contest 3 P2 - The Number Eight
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Author:
Do some math to hardcode the drawings. We can consider this as two operations: line across and lines down.
Order
Do the operations in the order: across, down, across, down, across.
Line Across
Print stars. Let's call this number
because it is the width of the eight.
Line Down
Print a star; print spaces; print another star. (next line)
Do the above times.
Time Complexity:
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