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C++ program to find the best fit rectangle that covers a given point

Ayush Gupta
Ayush Gupta
Updated on 11-Mar-2026 346 Views

In this article, we will be discussing a program to find the best fit rectangle that covers a given point.In this problem, we are given we the coordinates of a point (x, y) and a ratio of length/breadth = l/b (say). We have to find the coordinates of a rectangle which contains the given point and whose dimensions follow the given ratio. In case of multiple rectangle existing, we have to choose the one having the shortest distance between its euclid’s center and the given point.To solve this, first we would minimize the ratio l/b. After that, we find the ...

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C++ program to find the first digit in product of an array of numbers

Ayush Gupta
Ayush Gupta
Updated on 11-Mar-2026 201 Views

In this article, we will be discussing a program to find the first digit in the product of the elements of the given array.For example, let us say we have been given an array.arr = {12, 5, 16}Then the product is of these elements would be 12*5*16 = 960. Therefore, the result i.e the first digit of the product in this case would be 9.Example#include using namespace std; int calc_1digit(int arr[], int x) {    long long int prod = 1;    for(int i = 0;i < x; i++) {       prod = prod*arr[i];    }    while (prod >= 10)       prod = prod / 10;    return prod; } int main() {    int arr[]={12,43,32,54};    cout

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Check if a given circle lies completely inside the ring formed by two concentric circles in C++

Arnab Chakraborty
Arnab Chakraborty
Updated on 11-Mar-2026 1K+ Views

We have two circles. The center of both of them is at the origin. The radius of these two circles is given. They are r and R, R > r. Another circle is also present. Its radius (r1) and the center point are given, we have to check whether that point is inside the ring formed by the first two circles or not.We can solve this using the Pythagorean theorem. compute the distance from the center of the circle and origin. Then if (distance – r1) >= r and (distance – r1) = R && dis+r1

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C++ program to find the number of triangles amongst horizontal and vertical line segments

Ayush Gupta
Ayush Gupta
Updated on 11-Mar-2026 220 Views

In this article, we will be discussing a program to find the number of triangles that can be formed by joining the intersection points of the given horizontal and vertical line segments.For example, let us say we had been given the following line segments. In this we have 3 intersection points. So the number of triangles that can be formed using these points will be 3C2.   | ---|--------|--    |        |    |  --|---|    |        |We will be following the Sweep Line Algorithm. We will be storing all the values of the line ...

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C++ program to find the Parity of a number efficiently

Ayush Gupta
Ayush Gupta
Updated on 11-Mar-2026 2K+ Views

In this article, we will be discussing a program to find the parity of a given number N.Parity is defined as the number of set bits (number of ‘1’s) in the binary representation of a number.If the number of ‘1’s in the binary representation are even, the parity is called even parity and if the number of ‘1’s in the binary representation is odd, the parity is called odd parity.If the given number is N, we can perform the following operations.y = N ^ (N >> 1)y = y ^ (y >> 2)y = y ^ (y >> 4)y = ...

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Maximum Consecutive Zeroes in Concatenated Binary String in C++

Arnab Chakraborty
Arnab Chakraborty
Updated on 11-Mar-2026 517 Views

Suppose we have a binary string of length n, another value say k is given. We have to concatenate the binary string k times. Then we have to find the maximum number of consecutive 0s in the concatenated string. Suppose binary string is “0010010”, and k = 2, then after concatenating the string k times, it will be “00100100010010”. So the maximum number of consecutive 0s is 3.The approach is simple. If the number has all 0s, then the answer will be n * k. If the string contains ones, then the result will be either the max length of ...

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C++ program to find the probability of a state at a given time in a Markov chain

Ayush Gupta
Ayush Gupta
Updated on 11-Mar-2026 586 Views

In this article, we will be discussing a program to find the probability of reaching from the initial state to the final state in a given time period in Markov chain.Markov chain is a random process that consists of various states and the associated probabilities of going from one state to another. It takes unit time to move from one state to another.Markov chain can be represented by a directed graph. To solve the problem, we can make a matrix out of the given Markov chain. In that matrix, element at position (a, b) will represent the probability of going ...

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Maximum GCD from Given Product of Unknowns in C++

Arnab Chakraborty
Arnab Chakraborty
Updated on 11-Mar-2026 205 Views

Suppose we two integers N and P. The P is the product of N unknown integers. We have to find the GCD of those integers. There can be different groups of integers possible, that will give the same result. Here we will produce GCD, which is maximum among all possible groups. Suppose N = 3, and P = 24, then different groups will be like {1, 1, 24}, {1, 2, 12}, {1, 3, 8}, {1, 4, 6}, {2, 2, 6}, {2, 3, 4}. The GCDs are: 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 1. So answer is 2 here.The technique us like, ...

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Check if a given directed graph is strongly connected in C++

Arnab Chakraborty
Arnab Chakraborty
Updated on 11-Mar-2026 485 Views

Suppose we have a graph. We have to check whether the graph is strongly connected or not. A graph is said to be strongly connected, if any two vertices have a path between them, then the graph is connected. An undirected graph is strongly connected graph. Some undirected graph may be connected but not strongly connected. This is an example of a strongly connected graph.This is an example of a connected, but not strongly connected graph.Here we will see, how to check a graph is strongly connected or not using the following steps.Steps −Mark all nodes as not visitedStart DFS ...

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Check if a given string is made up of two alternating characters in C++

Arnab Chakraborty
Arnab Chakraborty
Updated on 11-Mar-2026 511 Views

Here we will see how to check a string is made up of alternating characters or not. If a string is like XYXYXY, it is valid, if a string is like ABCD, that is invalid.The approach is simple. We will check whether all ith character and i+2 th character are same or not. if they are not same, then return false, otherwise return true.Example#include using namespace std; bool hasAlternateChars(string str){    for (int i = 0; i < str.length() - 2; i++) {       if (str[i] != str[i + 2]) {          return false; ...

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