Multiplication of numbers

时间:2023-03-08 20:03:45

Questin:

There is an array A[N] of N numbers. You have to compose an array Output[N] such that Output[i] will be equal to multiplication of all the elements of A[N] except A[i]. Solve it without division operator and in O(n).

For example Output[0] will be multiplication of A[1] to A[N-1] and Output[1] will be multiplication of A[0] and from A[2] to A[N-1].

Example:

A: {4, 3, 2, 1, 2}
OUTPUT: {12, 16, 24, 48, 24}

思路:

可以使用迭代累计。把output[i]=a[i]左边的乘积 x a[i]右边的乘积,所以,我们可以分两个循环,第一次先把A[i]左边的乘积放在Output[i]中,第二次把A[i]右边的乘积算出来;也可以直接放在一个循环中,只不过需要同时计算左边的乘积和右边的乘积。(当然也可分开计算A[i]左边和右边的数据,这样容易理解!最后将左边和右边的相乘即可

代码如下:

void Multiplication_Array(int A[], int OUTPUT[], int n) {
int left = ;
int right = ;
for (int i = ; i < n; i++)
OUTPUT[i] = ;
for (int i = ; i < n; i++) {
OUTPUT[i] *= left;
OUTPUT[n - - i] *= right;
left *= A[i];
right *= A[n - - i];
}
}
void Mutiplication_Array2()
{
    int *X = new int[n];
    int *Y = new int[n];
    // Create X
    X[0] = 1;
    for(int i = 1; i < n; i++){
        X[i] = X[i-1] * A[i-1];
    }
    // Create Y
    Y[n-1] = 1;
    for(int i = n-2; i >= 0; i--){
        Y[i] = Y[i+1] * A[i+1];
    }
    // Create Out
    for(int i = 0; i < n; i++){
        out[i] = X[i] * Y[i];
    }
    // Delete X and Y
    delete[] X;
    delete[] Y;
}