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authorHaidong Ji2018-09-28 20:32:20 -0500
committerHaidong Ji2018-09-28 20:32:20 -0500
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parent38b3f4b27cb5141f27e81d1f66082af7a2e9cfbb (diff)
Maximize num of prize places done!
Got the Java version work first. Then it's easy.
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+# Uses python3
+import sys
+
+
+def getOptimalSummands(n):
+ summands = []
+ if n < 3:
+ summands.append(n)
+ return summands
+ runningSum = 0
+
+ for i in range(1, n + 1):
+ runningSum = runningSum + i
+ summands.append(i)
+ if runningSum == n:
+ break
+ if runningSum > n:
+ del summands[-1]
+ summands[-1] = summands[-1] + n - runningSum + i
+ break
+ return summands
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+ input = sys.stdin.read()
+ n = int(input)
+ summands = getOptimalSummands(n)
+ print(len(summands))
+ for x in summands:
+ print(x, end=' ')
+
+