Codeforces Round 245 (Div. 2)

2 problems from Codeforces Round 245 (Div. 2) (contest 430), difficulty 1400-1600. 1/2 solutions verified against sample I/O.

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Codeforces Round 245 (Div. 2)

Div. 2 | 2 problems | 1/2 verified | Difficulty 1400-1600 | 3m 20s

# Problem Rating Tags Accepted Time ✓
A Points and Segments (easy) 1600 constructive-algorithms, sortings 2,407 1m 34s
B Balls Game 1400 brute-force, two-pointers 4,120 1m 46s ✓
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CF 430A - Points and Segments (easy)

We are asked to color a set of points on a number line using two colors, red and blue, so that for each given segment, the number of red and blue points inside that segment differ by at most one.
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CF 430B - Balls Game

We are given a row of balls, each colored with one of k colors. No color initially appears three times in a row. Iahub holds a single extra ball of a given color x and can insert it anywhere in the row, including before the first ball or after the last.
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