A valid cut in a circle can be:
- A cut that is represented by a straight line that touches two points on the edge of the circle and passes through its center, or
- A cut that is represented by a straight line that touches one point on the edge of the circle and its center.
Some valid and invalid cuts are shown in the figures below.
Given the integer n
, return the minimum number of cuts needed to divide a circle into n
equal slices.
Example 1:
Input: n = 4 Output: 2 Explanation: The above figure shows how cutting the circle twice through the middle divides it into 4 equal slices.
Example 2:
Input: n = 3 Output: 3 Explanation: At least 3 cuts are needed to divide the circle into 3 equal slices. It can be shown that less than 3 cuts cannot result in 3 slices of equal size and shape. Also note that the first cut will not divide the circle into distinct parts.
Constraints:
1 <= n <= 100
class Solution:
def numberOfCuts(self, n: int) -> int:
return n if (n > 1 and n & 1) else n >> 1
class Solution {
public int numberOfCuts(int n) {
return n > 1 && n % 2 == 1 ? n : n >> 1;
}
}
class Solution {
public:
int numberOfCuts(int n) {
return n > 1 && n % 2 == 1 ? n : n >> 1;
}
};
func numberOfCuts(n int) int {
if n > 1 && n%2 == 1 {
return n
}
return n >> 1
}
function numberOfCuts(n: number): number {
return n > 1 && n & 1 ? n : n >> 1;
}
public class Solution {
public int NumberOfCuts(int n) {
return n > 1 && n % 2 == 1 ? n : n >> 1;
}
}