Boris and His Amazing Haircut

D. Boris and His Amazing Haircut time limit per test: 2 seconds memory limit per test: 256 megabytes input: standard input output: standard output Boris thinks that chess is a tedious game. So he left this tournament early and went to a barber shop as his hair was a bit messy. His current hair can be described by an array a₁, a₂, . . . , aₙ, where aᵢ is the height of the hair standing at position i. His desired haircut can be described by an array b₁, b₂, . . . , bₙ in a similar fashion. Front Side

A mock programming-contest problem statement shows Boris with extremely messy, spiky hair from the front and a nearly smooth oval head from the side. The joke is that his “haircut” is described like an algorithmic array problem, exaggerating the contrast between a chaotic hairstyle and its desired shape. It works as a reaction to overcomplicated technical explanations or an absurdly difficult grooming problem. EN: A mock programming-contest problem statement shows Boris with extremely messy, spiky hair from the front and a nearly smooth oval head from the side. The joke is that his “haircut” is described like an algorithmic array problem, exaggerating the contrast between a chaotic hairstyle and its desired shape. It works as a reaction to overcomplicated technical explanations or an absurdly difficult grooming problem.

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