# Maximum number of pieces in N cuts in C++

C++Server Side ProgrammingProgramming

Given the task is to calculate the maximum number of square or rectangle pieces of equal size that can be obtained by cutting a given square piece in total N number of cuts horizontally or vertically.

Let’s now understand what we have to do using an example −

Input − N=8

Output − 25

Explanation − When N=8, the number of vertical cuts = 4 and the number of horizontal cuts = 4.

Total pieces = 25

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Input − 7

Output − 20

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## Approach used in the below program as follows

• If N is the number of cuts and we have to maximize the resultant pieces then equal number of horizontal and vertical cuts have to be made.

If N is even then there will be equal horizontal and vertical cuts else if N is odd, then the horizontal cuts will be 1 more than the vertical cuts or vice versa.

Therefore, the number of horizontal = N/2 and vertical cuts = N-H.

• In function MaxPieces() initialize a variable H =N/2 of type int to store the number of Horizontal cuts.

• Initialize another variable V=N-H of type int to store the number of vertical cuts.

• Final number of pieces = (Horizonal Rows)*(Vertical rows) = (H+1)*(V+1)

## Example

Live Demo

#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
int MaxPieces(int N){
//H is the number of horizontal cuts
int H = N / 2;
//V is the number of vertical cuts
int V = N-H;
// maximum number of pieces = (H+1)*(V+1)
return ((H + 1) * (V + 1));
}
//Main function
int main(){
//Number of cuts
int N = 7;
cout << "Max pieces = "<<MaxPieces(N);
return 0;
}

## Output

If we run the above code we will get the following output −

20
Updated on 17-Aug-2020 09:14:19