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I'm not sure about the restricted function error, but you are getting WA because the first input is not necessarily less than the second.

You shouldn't be using factoral to find the number of combinations. Factorial is for finding permutations, and you are looking for combinations (since order on the positions of the different 1's in multiple positions doesn't matter), so try using binomial coefficients.

Ah, thank you for the clearup. As for time complexity, I am aware that it is O(mlogn), but the OP referenced an O(nlogn) solution so I was just trying to be consistant in illustrating the difference in the algorithms (although I was wrong about the vector<> not being used as a heap structure, as I m...

Be careful that you check for out-of bounds when you implement a dfs or bfs. Also, this problem can actually be implemented without a complicated algorithm (and is easier to code). Here is the explanation for only diagonal checks. Say there are two pieces named a and b, and you are trying to see wha...

That implementation of Dijsktra's algorithm is not O(nlgn) since you are using a vector instead of a heap to store your data (it is O(n^2)). You can implement this correctly with a heap using the normal priority_queue data structure, but multiply all costs by -1 so that the heap is sorted correctly....

There are quite some questions that may have many equally good answers. 102 is an example. For instance: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 All 6 possible assigning schemes - GBC, GCB, CBG, CGB, BCG, BGC - will non-exceptionally generate the same moves - 30! So these solutions should be equally treated as correct. ...

admins: My statistics are also incorrect. It says I have only solved 4 problems...

Yes, I think that "ordering" vs "ranking" should have been stated more clearly in the problem statement.

ice_mountain, It doesn't matter in what format you input/output your code, so long as your output is correct and your program runs in the time limit. Don't think of the judge as a person with a keyboard and monitor, but rather two completely seperate streams (like file input/output), in which the in...