10524 - Matrix Reloaded

Dominik Michniewski · Post by **Dominik Michniewski** » Thu Jul 17, 2003 8:37 am

It looks like I made mistake in outputing

I realize (after changing code to take maximal element as pivot), that I have right values, but my matrix is transposed ... so I think that's my problem

:oops: I am sometimes so stupid ....

Thanks all for help. there is another problem, which learn me something

and I must be more carefully ...

Best regards
DM

Dominik Michniewski · Post by **Dominik Michniewski** » Mon Jul 21, 2003 2:28 pm

Unfortunatly I've got WA many times .... I try many options, but still WA ...
Could anyone help me and post more test cases ?

Best gerads
DM

Per · Post by **Per** » Mon Jul 21, 2003 3:20 pm

Dominik, you should try this test case:

Code: Select all

1
5

It's always the simple things...

Dominik Michniewski · Post by **Dominik Michniewski** » Tue Jul 22, 2003 8:08 am

Thanks Per

again and again

This was silly mistake .... very silly .... I misunderstood problem - I think that matrix 1x1has not inverse ....
Now I got Accepted

:)

Best regards
DM

anupam · Post by **anupam** » Tue Jul 22, 2003 9:19 am

Hey hey hey!!!
Very easy!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Alexander Kozlov · Post by **Alexander Kozlov** » Thu Aug 28, 2003 12:30 pm

I am totaly disorientated. My AC program gets WA now, but I have checked it many times.
What do the words "No pivoting is allowed" mean? Can somebody explain it or give us an example of input and output?
And what is the limit value for matrix elements?

THANKS!!

Dominik Michniewski · Post by **Dominik Michniewski** » Thu Aug 28, 2003 2:58 pm

It's easy !!
When in time of computing you analize row 3 nad matrix is i.e.:

1000
0100
0001
0010

your program must answer "not possible" - that's all . but you see that such matrix exist - you can exchange rows 3 and 4 and everything is ok

but in this problem - it's impossible

Best regards
DM

anupam · Post by **anupam** » Thu Aug 28, 2003 7:37 pm

actually ,
i saw many to solve the problem using pivoting.
actually, pivoting is a special corrector method.
but when a method was not perticularly said
(when there are multiple method creting multiple answer),
it's not better or wise to use that method. use the simple,
not the complex if others are not said.
I am poor in English. I know. But i think
you all will understand what i want to say.
the line is added for just clarity.
The problem was given in the contest as a easy problem.
But thinking complex made it complex.
And, from the numerical methods' point of view,
there may be many methods producing different answer.
If other way is not said, it is better to use the simple.
And, like you, many questioned me whether to do it using
pivoting or not.
So, for clarity pivoting is removed(The mathod was not used
the first time, the line is just added,not any other change but some
tripical test cases.).
So check for tripical test cases and those who got wa can
easily get ac.
And sorry for the late.
It's for the server upgrading.
--
Anupam

Alexander Kozlov · Post by **Alexander Kozlov** » Thu Aug 28, 2003 9:36 pm

Thank you, Dominik!
Thank you, Anupam!

I got AC.

Larry · Post by **Larry** » Thu Aug 28, 2003 11:28 pm

Can someone post some cases that'll trip things up? Thanks.

Caesum · Post by **Caesum** » Wed Oct 22, 2003 7:44 pm

This problem is really unclear. What on earth does 'no pivoting is allowed' mean ? Are you saying that:
all matrices are 2*2 or less, or diagonal ? If you calculate the inverse of a 2*2 matrix in general then surely you have used pivoting although it is not completely obvious ? Or are there things like general 3*3 matrices in the input and we should use the formula ? How far does this go ? What on earth is this problem really saying ?
I don't understand the example above at all, the matrix given has an inverse, is it necessary to use pivoting to find it ? Well...... no, it isn't since the matrix given is clearly self inverse........ help!!!!!!!

Per · Post by **Per** » Wed Oct 22, 2003 10:21 pm

The "no pivoting" comment says (or at least I assumed so, and got AC) that:

"Since we assume you're using the method of Gaussian elimination for inverting matrices, you are not, in this process, allowed to swap two rows (or two columns)."

For people who want to solve it some other way (some people have great imagination

), well, good luck...

Larry · Post by **Larry** » Wed Oct 22, 2003 10:32 pm

Can someone post some inputs/outputs? I think my precision is not good enough. Thanks.

Caesum · Post by **Caesum** » Wed Oct 22, 2003 11:07 pm

Per: that still does not apply to the case above you can add row four to row three:
1000|1000
0100|0100
0001|0010
0010|0001

1000|1000
0100|0100
0011|0011
0010|0001

now subtract row three from row 4:

100 0|10 00
010 0|01 00
001 1|00 11
000-1|00-10

multiply row 4 by -1:
1000|1000
0100|0100
0011|0011
0001|0010

and subtract row 4 from row3:
1000|1000
0100|0100
0010|0001
0001|0010

so...........

Per · Post by **Per** » Wed Oct 22, 2003 11:42 pm

Yeah, OK, it's a question as to how you define Gaussian elimination.

The way I've usually seen it, you first have a "forward elimination" (direct translation of the swedish term, not sure if it's correct) phase where you make the matrix upper triangular. In this phase, you first add multiples of row 1 to rows 2..n, then multiples of row 2 to rows 3..n, and so on, and that's it: you never add a row to the rows above it. Then, similarly, there's the "backward elimination" phase to make the matrix lower triangular as well.

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