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dan neely wrote:
No. The setup for that type of question is: "you have X posts, that need to be spaced D distance apart (for the cross peices). How long of a strait fence can you make?" The common wrong anser is X*d. The correct answer is (X-1)*D. If you're confused about why, set X = 2, and draw the fence |-|. This's why an off by one error is also called a fencepost error.
Yep, that's when there is spacing. If you assume no spacing, and that the posts are fixed into the ground - it's n * diameter. That's how I mentally pictured a fence :-) Regards, Nish
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Nishant Sivakumar wrote:
Yep, that's when there is spacing. If you assume no spacing, and that the posts are fixed into the ground - it's n * diameter. That's how I mentally pictured a fence
You'd've gotten it wrong on the test then. :)
dan neely wrote:
You'd've gotten it wrong on the test then.
Nope, when I read the "spaced" part of the question, I'd know that fences are not made the same way in all parts of the world :-) Regards, Nish
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dan neely wrote:
No. The setup for that type of question is: "you have X posts, that need to be spaced D distance apart (for the cross peices). How long of a strait fence can you make?" The common wrong anser is X*d. The correct answer is (X-1)*D. If you're confused about why, set X = 2, and draw the fence |-|. This's why an off by one error is also called a fencepost error.
Yep, that's when there is spacing. If you assume no spacing, and that the posts are fixed into the ground - it's n * diameter. That's how I mentally pictured a fence :-) Regards, Nish
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Currently working on C++/CLI in Action for Manning Publications. Also visit the Ultimate Toolbox blog (New)Nishant Sivakumar wrote:
That's how I mentally pictured a fence :)
A fence made entirely of posts? Yeah, i could see that... but it'd get real pricey (unless you were building it in the middle of a heavily wooded area and could just cut your own posts as-needed). Have you seen many of these?
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Nishant Sivakumar wrote:
That's how I mentally pictured a fence :)
A fence made entirely of posts? Yeah, i could see that... but it'd get real pricey (unless you were building it in the middle of a heavily wooded area and could just cut your own posts as-needed). Have you seen many of these?
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Shog9 wrote:
A fence made entirely of posts? Yeah, i could see that... but it'd get real pricey (unless you were building it in the middle of a heavily wooded area and could just cut your own posts as-needed). Have you seen many of these?
In Kerala (my state in India), most fences are made of concrete - in the towns. In the villages, people do have fences that are essentially a stack of trees - living fences :-) The trees are planted one after the other in a line to form the fence. There's no spacing between each tree. Regards, Nish
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Shog9 wrote:
A fence made entirely of posts? Yeah, i could see that... but it'd get real pricey (unless you were building it in the middle of a heavily wooded area and could just cut your own posts as-needed). Have you seen many of these?
In Kerala (my state in India), most fences are made of concrete - in the towns. In the villages, people do have fences that are essentially a stack of trees - living fences :-) The trees are planted one after the other in a line to form the fence. There's no spacing between each tree. Regards, Nish
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Currently working on C++/CLI in Action for Manning Publications. Also visit the Ultimate Toolbox blog (New)Nishant Sivakumar wrote:
The trees are planted one after the other in a line to form the fence. There's no spacing between each tree.
Neat. :)
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Nishant Sivakumar wrote:
That's how I mentally pictured a fence :)
A fence made entirely of posts? Yeah, i could see that... but it'd get real pricey (unless you were building it in the middle of a heavily wooded area and could just cut your own posts as-needed). Have you seen many of these?
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No. The setup for that type of question is: "you have X posts, that need to be spaced D distance apart (for the cross peices). How long of a strait fence can you make?" The common wrong anser is X*d. The correct answer is (X-1)*D. If you're confused about why, set X = 2, and draw the fence |-|. This's why an off by one error is also called a fencepost error.
dan neely wrote:
off by one error
That's an OBOB* in my lexicon.:-D (Appologies to our mascot!) *OBOB: Off-By-One Bug. A common error in looping/counting algorithms. 'til next we type... HAVE FUN!! -- Jesse
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dan neely wrote:
off by one error
That's an OBOB* in my lexicon.:-D (Appologies to our mascot!) *OBOB: Off-By-One Bug. A common error in looping/counting algorithms. 'til next we type... HAVE FUN!! -- Jesse
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Tree in C# || Fold With Us! || sighist:laugh::laugh::laugh: 'til next we type... HAVE FUN!! -- Jesse
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