Problem 286
Find q such that P(exactly 20 hits in 50 shots) = 0.02.
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Performance comparison
| Metric | Our solution | Best known |
| Time complexity | O(2^n) | O(n * s) |
| Space complexity | O(n) | O(s) |
| Approach | Flow solution | Binomial or DP |
| Verdict | Unknown |
Flow source
# Project Euler 286
# Find q such that P(exactly 20 hits in 50 shots) = 0.02.
extern {
function calloc(n: i64, size: i64) -> ptr<void>
function free(p: ptr<void>) -> void
}
function probability(q: f64, made: i32, distance: i32, cache: ptr<f64>, seen: ptr<i8>) -> f64 {
let threshold: i32 = 20
let max_distance: i32 = 50
if made > threshold { return 0.0 }
if distance > max_distance {
if made == threshold { return 1.0 }
return 0.0
}
let id: i32 = made * (max_distance + 1) + distance
# cache keyed only on (made,distance) for fixed q — caller clears between q
if seen[id] == 1 { return cache[id] }
let chance_hit: f64 = 1.0 - (distance as f64) / q
let chance_miss: f64 = 1.0 - chance_hit
let result: f64 = chance_hit * probability(q, made + 1, distance + 1, cache, seen) + chance_miss * probability(q, made, distance + 1, cache, seen)
cache[id] = result
seen[id] = 1
return result
}
function main() -> i32 {
let cache: ptr<f64> = calloc(21 * 52, 8)
let seen: ptr<i8> = calloc(21 * 52, 1)
if cache == null || seen == null { return 1 }
let mut low: f64 = 50.0
let mut high: f64 = 100.0
let accuracy: f64 = 0.0000000001
while high - low > accuracy {
let mid: f64 = (high + low) * 0.5
# clear cache
let mut i: i32 = 0
while i < 21 * 52 {
seen[i] = 0
i = i + 1
}
if probability(mid, 0, 1, cache, seen) < 0.02 {
high = mid
} else {
low = mid
}
}
printf("%.10f\n", low)
free(cache); free(seen)
return 0
}
Generated C
#include <stdint.h>
#include <stdbool.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>
/* Flow runtime helpers */
typedef struct flow_temp_node { struct flow_temp_node* next; } flow_temp_node;
static flow_temp_node* flow_temp_head = NULL;
static int flow_temp_atexit_set = 0;
__attribute__((unused)) static void flow_temp_free_all(void) {
while (flow_temp_head) {
flow_temp_node* n = flow_temp_head;
flow_temp_head = n->next;
free(n);
}
}
__attribute__((unused)) static void* flow_temp_alloc(size_t nbytes) {
flow_temp_node* node = (flow_temp_node*)malloc(sizeof(flow_temp_node) + nbytes);
if (!node) return NULL;
node->next = flow_temp_head;
flow_temp_head = node;
if (!flow_temp_atexit_set) {
flow_temp_atexit_set = 1;
atexit(flow_temp_free_all);
}
return (void*)(node + 1);
}
#ifndef FLOW_DIAG
#define FLOW_DIAG(msg) fprintf(stderr, "%s", (msg))
#endif
#ifndef FLOW_LOG
#define FLOW_LOG(fmt, ...) printf(fmt, __VA_ARGS__)
#endif
#ifndef FLOW_LOG_EMPTY
#define FLOW_LOG_EMPTY(fmt) printf(fmt)
#endif
static char* flow_strcat(const char* a, const char* b) {
size_t la = strlen(a ? a : ""), lb = strlen(b ? b : "");
char* r = (char*)flow_temp_alloc(la + lb + 1);
if (!r) return NULL;
if (la) memcpy(r, a, la);
if (lb) memcpy(r + la, b, lb);
r[la + lb] = '\0';
return r;
}
#define __flow_in_arr(arr, val) __extension__ ({ \
int _found = 0; \
size_t _n = sizeof(arr)/sizeof((arr)[0]); \
for (size_t _i = 0; _i < _n; _i++) { \
if ((arr)[_i] == (val)) { _found = 1; break; } \
} _found; })
/* Unified fault handler (MISRA #279) — override with -DFLOW_FAULT_HANDLER=fn */
#ifndef FLOW_FAULT_HANDLER
__attribute__((unused)) static inline void flow_fault_handler(const char* msg) {
fprintf(stderr, "flow: %s\n", msg ? msg : "fault");
abort();
#if defined(__GNUC__) || defined(__clang__)
__builtin_unreachable();
#endif
}
#else
#define flow_fault_handler FLOW_FAULT_HANDLER
#endif
#define flow_div_by_zero_handler() flow_fault_handler("division by zero")
#define flow_shift_ub_handler() flow_fault_handler("invalid shift (amount out of range or left-shift of negative)")
#ifndef FLOW_CHECKED_DIV
#define FLOW_CHECKED_DIV(L, R) (((R) != 0) ? ((L) / (R)) : (flow_div_by_zero_handler(), (L) * 0))
#endif
#ifndef FLOW_CHECKED_MOD
#define FLOW_CHECKED_MOD(L, R) (((R) != 0) ? ((L) % (R)) : (flow_div_by_zero_handler(), (L) * 0))
#endif
#ifndef FLOW_CHECKED_SHL
#define FLOW_CHECKED_SHL(L, R) ((((R) >= 0) && ((unsigned long long)(R) < (sizeof(L) * 8ull)) && ((L) >= 0)) ? ((L) << (R)) : (flow_shift_ub_handler(), (L) * 0))
#endif
#ifndef FLOW_CHECKED_SHR
#define FLOW_CHECKED_SHR(L, R) ((((R) >= 0) && ((unsigned long long)(R) < (sizeof(L) * 8ull))) ? ((L) >> (R)) : (flow_shift_ub_handler(), (L) * 0))
#endif
#include <math.h>
void* _ui_state = NULL;
static inline float i32_to_f32(int32_t v) { return (float)v; }
/* Host stub for @gpu kernels (device codegen replaces this). */
static inline int32_t gpu_thread_id(void) { return 0; }
double probability_f64_i32_i32_ptr_f64_ptr_i8(double q, int32_t made, int32_t distance, double* cache, int8_t* seen);
int32_t main(void);
double probability_f64_i32_i32_ptr_f64_ptr_i8(double q, int32_t made, int32_t distance, double* cache, int8_t* seen) {
int32_t threshold = 20;
int32_t max_distance = 50;
if (made > threshold) {
return 0.0;
}
if (distance > max_distance) {
if (made == threshold) {
return 1.0;
}
return 0.0;
}
int32_t id = ((made * (max_distance + 1)) + distance);
if (seen[id] == 1) {
return cache[id];
}
double chance_hit = (1.0 - (((double)(distance)) / q));
double chance_miss = (1.0 - chance_hit);
double result = ((chance_hit * probability_f64_i32_i32_ptr_f64_ptr_i8(q, (made + 1), (distance + 1), cache, seen)) + (chance_miss * probability_f64_i32_i32_ptr_f64_ptr_i8(q, made, (distance + 1), cache, seen)));
cache[id] = result;
seen[id] = 1;
return result;
}
int32_t main(void) {
double* cache = (double*)(calloc((21 * 52), 8));
int8_t* seen = (int8_t*)(calloc((21 * 52), 1));
if ((cache == NULL || seen == NULL)) {
return 1;
}
double low = 50.0;
double high = 100.0;
double accuracy = 0.0000000001;
while ((high - low) > accuracy) {
double mid = ((high + low) * 0.5);
int32_t i = 0;
while (i < (21 * 52)) {
seen[i] = 0;
i = (i + 1);
}
if (probability_f64_i32_i32_ptr_f64_ptr_i8(mid, 0, 1, cache, seen) < 0.02) {
high = mid;
} else {
low = mid;
}
}
printf("%.10f\n", low);
free(cache);
free(seen);
return 0;
}
Generated MLIR
module {
llvm.func @printf(!llvm.ptr, ...) -> i32
llvm.mlir.global internal constant @str_0("%.10f\n\00") {addr_space = 0 : i32} : !llvm.array<7 x i8>
func.func private @calloc(i64, i64) -> !llvm.ptr
func.func private @free(!llvm.ptr) -> ()
func.func @probability(%arg0: f64, %arg1: i32, %arg2: i32, %arg3: !llvm.ptr, %arg4: !llvm.ptr) -> f64 {
%0 = arith.constant 20 : i32
%1 = arith.constant 50 : i32
%2 = arith.cmpi sgt, %arg1, %0 : i32
cf.cond_br %2, ^bb0, ^bb1
^bb0:
%3 = arith.constant 0.0 : f32
%4 = arith.extf %3 : f32 to f64
func.return %4 : f64
^bb1:
cf.br ^bb2
^bb2:
%5 = arith.cmpi sgt, %arg2, %1 : i32
cf.cond_br %5, ^bb3, ^bb4
^bb3:
%6 = arith.cmpi eq, %arg1, %0 : i32
cf.cond_br %6, ^bb6, ^bb7
^bb6:
%7 = arith.constant 1.0 : f32
%8 = arith.extf %7 : f32 to f64
func.return %8 : f64
^bb7:
cf.br ^bb8
^bb8:
%9 = arith.constant 0.0 : f32
%10 = arith.extf %9 : f32 to f64
func.return %10 : f64
^bb4:
cf.br ^bb5
^bb5:
%11 = arith.constant 1 : i32
%12 = arith.addi %1, %11 : i32
%13 = arith.muli %arg1, %12 : i32
%14 = arith.addi %13, %arg2 : i32
%16 = arith.extsi %14 : i32 to i64
%17 = llvm.getelementptr %arg4[%16] : (!llvm.ptr, i64) -> !llvm.ptr, i8
%15 = llvm.load %17 : !llvm.ptr -> i8
%18 = arith.constant 1 : i32
%20 = arith.extsi %15 : i8 to i32
%19 = arith.cmpi eq, %20, %18 : i32
cf.cond_br %19, ^bb9, ^bb10
^bb9:
%22 = arith.extsi %14 : i32 to i64
%23 = llvm.getelementptr %arg3[%22] : (!llvm.ptr, i64) -> !llvm.ptr, f64
%21 = llvm.load %23 : !llvm.ptr -> f64
func.return %21 : f64
^bb10:
cf.br ^bb11
^bb11:
%24 = arith.constant 1.0 : f32
%25 = arith.sitofp %arg2 : i32 to f64
%26 = arith.divf %25, %arg0 : f64
%28 = arith.extf %24 : f32 to f64
%27 = arith.subf %28, %26 : f64
%29 = arith.constant 1.0 : f32
%31 = arith.extf %29 : f32 to f64
%30 = arith.subf %31, %27 : f64
%33 = arith.constant 1 : i32
%34 = arith.addi %arg1, %33 : i32
%35 = arith.constant 1 : i32
%36 = arith.addi %arg2, %35 : i32
%32 = func.call @probability(%arg0, %34, %36, %arg3, %arg4) : (f64, i32, i32, !llvm.ptr, !llvm.ptr) -> f64
%37 = arith.mulf %27, %32 : f64
%39 = arith.constant 1 : i32
%40 = arith.addi %arg2, %39 : i32
%38 = func.call @probability(%arg0, %arg1, %40, %arg3, %arg4) : (f64, i32, i32, !llvm.ptr, !llvm.ptr) -> f64
%41 = arith.mulf %30, %38 : f64
%42 = arith.addf %37, %41 : f64
%43 = arith.extsi %14 : i32 to i64
%44 = llvm.getelementptr %arg3[%43] : (!llvm.ptr, i64) -> !llvm.ptr, f64
llvm.store %42, %44 : f64, !llvm.ptr
%45 = arith.constant 1 : i32
%46 = arith.trunci %45 : i32 to i8
%47 = arith.extsi %14 : i32 to i64
%48 = llvm.getelementptr %arg4[%47] : (!llvm.ptr, i64) -> !llvm.ptr, i8
llvm.store %46, %48 : i8, !llvm.ptr
func.return %42 : f64
}
func.func @main() -> i32 {
%50 = arith.constant 21 : i32
%51 = arith.constant 52 : i32
%52 = arith.muli %50, %51 : i32
%53 = arith.constant 8 : i32
%54 = arith.extsi %52 : i32 to i64
%55 = arith.extsi %53 : i32 to i64
%49 = func.call @calloc(%54, %55) : (i64, i64) -> !llvm.ptr
%57 = arith.constant 21 : i32
%58 = arith.constant 52 : i32
%59 = arith.muli %57, %58 : i32
%60 = arith.constant 1 : i32
%61 = arith.extsi %59 : i32 to i64
%62 = arith.extsi %60 : i32 to i64
%56 = func.call @calloc(%61, %62) : (i64, i64) -> !llvm.ptr
%63 = llvm.mlir.zero : !llvm.ptr
%64 = llvm.icmp "eq" %49, %63 : !llvm.ptr
%65 = scf.if %64 -> (i1) {
%66 = arith.constant true
scf.yield %66 : i1
} else {
%67 = llvm.mlir.zero : !llvm.ptr
%68 = llvm.icmp "eq" %56, %67 : !llvm.ptr
scf.yield %68 : i1
}
cf.cond_br %65, ^bb12, ^bb13
^bb12:
%69 = arith.constant 1 : i32
func.return %69 : i32
^bb13:
cf.br ^bb14
^bb14:
%70 = arith.constant 50.0 : f32
%71 = arith.extf %70 : f32 to f64
%72 = llvm.mlir.constant(1 : i64) : i64
%73 = llvm.alloca %72 x f64 : (i64) -> !llvm.ptr
llvm.store %71, %73 : f64, !llvm.ptr
%74 = arith.constant 100.0 : f32
%75 = arith.extf %74 : f32 to f64
%76 = llvm.mlir.constant(1 : i64) : i64
%77 = llvm.alloca %76 x f64 : (i64) -> !llvm.ptr
llvm.store %75, %77 : f64, !llvm.ptr
%78 = arith.constant 0.0000000001 : f32
%79 = arith.extf %78 : f32 to f64
cf.br ^bb15
^bb15:
%80 = llvm.load %77 : !llvm.ptr -> f64
%81 = llvm.load %73 : !llvm.ptr -> f64
%82 = arith.subf %80, %81 : f64
%83 = arith.cmpf ogt, %82, %79 : f64
cf.cond_br %83, ^bb16, ^bb17
^bb16:
%84 = llvm.load %77 : !llvm.ptr -> f64
%85 = llvm.load %73 : !llvm.ptr -> f64
%86 = arith.addf %84, %85 : f64
%87 = arith.constant 0.5 : f32
%89 = arith.extf %87 : f32 to f64
%88 = arith.mulf %86, %89 : f64
%90 = arith.constant 0 : i32
%91 = llvm.mlir.constant(1 : i64) : i64
%92 = llvm.alloca %91 x i32 : (i64) -> !llvm.ptr
llvm.store %90, %92 : i32, !llvm.ptr
cf.br ^bb18
^bb18:
%93 = llvm.load %92 : !llvm.ptr -> i32
%94 = arith.constant 21 : i32
%95 = arith.constant 52 : i32
%96 = arith.muli %94, %95 : i32
%97 = arith.cmpi slt, %93, %96 : i32
cf.cond_br %97, ^bb19, ^bb20
^bb19:
%98 = arith.constant 0 : i32
%99 = llvm.load %92 : !llvm.ptr -> i32
%100 = arith.trunci %98 : i32 to i8
%101 = arith.extsi %99 : i32 to i64
%102 = llvm.getelementptr %56[%101] : (!llvm.ptr, i64) -> !llvm.ptr, i8
llvm.store %100, %102 : i8, !llvm.ptr
%103 = llvm.load %92 : !llvm.ptr -> i32
%104 = arith.constant 1 : i32
%105 = arith.addi %103, %104 : i32
llvm.store %105, %92 : i32, !llvm.ptr
cf.br ^bb18
^bb20:
%107 = arith.constant 0 : i32
%108 = arith.constant 1 : i32
%106 = func.call @probability(%88, %107, %108, %49, %56) : (f64, i32, i32, !llvm.ptr, !llvm.ptr) -> f64
%109 = arith.constant 0.02 : f32
%111 = arith.extf %109 : f32 to f64
%110 = arith.cmpf olt, %106, %111 : f64
cf.cond_br %110, ^bb21, ^bb22
^bb21:
llvm.store %88, %77 : f64, !llvm.ptr
cf.br ^bb23
^bb22:
llvm.store %88, %73 : f64, !llvm.ptr
cf.br ^bb23
^bb23:
cf.br ^bb15
^bb17:
%112 = llvm.mlir.addressof @str_0 : !llvm.ptr
%113 = llvm.load %73 : !llvm.ptr -> f64
%114 = llvm.call @printf(%112, %113) vararg(!llvm.func<i32 (ptr, ...)>) : (!llvm.ptr, f64) -> i32
func.call @free(%49) : (!llvm.ptr) -> ()
func.call @free(%56) : (!llvm.ptr) -> ()
%117 = arith.constant 0 : i32
func.return %117 : i32
}
}