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Problem 901
Well Drilling — optimal increasing depths via admissibility boundary. E[T] = d1 + 1 + sum exp(-d_n) under d_{n+1} = exp(d_n - d_{n-1}).
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Performance comparison
Metric Our solution Best known
Time complexity O(n)O(n log n)
Space complexity O(1)O(n)
Approach Flow solution Search with pruning or sieve
Verdict Optimal
Flow source
# Project Euler 901
# Well Drilling — optimal increasing depths via admissibility boundary.
# E[T] = d1 + 1 + sum exp(-d_n) under d_{n+1} = exp(d_n - d_{n-1}).
extern {
function exp(x: f64) -> f64
}
function is_admissible(first: f64) -> i32 {
let mut prev: f64 = 0.0
let mut cur: f64 = first
let mut step: i32 = 0
while step < 200 {
let gap: f64 = cur - prev
if gap <= 0.0 { return 0 }
if cur > 80.0 || gap > 80.0 { return 1 }
prev = cur
cur = exp(gap)
step = step + 1
}
return 1
}
function expected_cost(first: f64) -> f64 {
let mut prev: f64 = 0.0
let mut cur: f64 = first
let mut total: f64 = first + 1.0
let mut step: i32 = 0
while step < 200 {
total = total + exp(0.0 - cur)
if cur > 80.0 { break }
let nxt: f64 = exp(cur - prev)
prev = cur
cur = nxt
step = step + 1
}
return total
}
function upper_branch_boundary() -> f64 {
let mut prev_x: f64 = 0.6
let mut prev_ok: i32 = is_admissible(prev_x)
let mut x: f64 = 0.61
let mut low: f64 = 0.0
let mut high: f64 = 0.0
let mut found: i32 = 0
while x <= 1.5 {
let ok: i32 = is_admissible(x)
if prev_ok == 0 && ok == 1 {
low = prev_x
high = x
found = 1
break
}
prev_x = x
prev_ok = ok
x = x + 0.01
}
if found == 0 { return 0.0 }
let mut i: i32 = 0
while i < 90 {
let mid: f64 = (low + high) * 0.5
if is_admissible(mid) == 1 {
high = mid
} else {
low = mid
}
i = i + 1
}
return high
}
function main() -> i32 {
printf("%.9f\n", expected_cost(upper_branch_boundary()))
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; }
int32_t is_admissible_f64(double first);
double expected_cost_f64(double first);
double upper_branch_boundary(void);
int32_t main(void);
int32_t is_admissible_f64(double first) {
double prev = 0.0;
double cur = first;
int32_t step = 0;
while (step < 200) {
double gap = (cur - prev);
if (gap <= 0.0) {
return 0;
}
if ((cur > 80.0 || gap > 80.0)) {
return 1;
}
prev = cur;
cur = exp(gap);
step = (step + 1);
}
return 1;
}
double expected_cost_f64(double first) {
double prev = 0.0;
double cur = first;
double total = (first + 1.0);
int32_t step = 0;
while (step < 200) {
total = (total + exp((0.0 - cur)));
if (cur > 80.0) {
break;
}
double nxt = exp((cur - prev));
prev = cur;
cur = nxt;
step = (step + 1);
}
return total;
}
double upper_branch_boundary(void) {
double prev_x = 0.6;
int32_t prev_ok = is_admissible_f64(prev_x);
double x = 0.61;
double low = 0.0;
double high = 0.0;
int32_t found = 0;
while (x <= 1.5) {
int32_t ok = is_admissible_f64(x);
if ((prev_ok == 0 && ok == 1)) {
low = prev_x;
high = x;
found = 1;
break;
}
prev_x = x;
prev_ok = ok;
x = (x + 0.01);
}
if (found == 0) {
return 0.0;
}
int32_t i = 0;
while (i < 90) {
double mid = ((low + high) * 0.5);
if (is_admissible_f64(mid) == 1) {
high = mid;
} else {
low = mid;
}
i = (i + 1);
}
return high;
}
int32_t main(void) {
printf("%.9f\n", expected_cost_f64(upper_branch_boundary()));
return 0;
}
Generated MLIR
module {
llvm.func @printf(!llvm.ptr, ...) -> i32
llvm.mlir.global internal constant @str_0("%.9f\n\00") {addr_space = 0 : i32} : !llvm.array<6 x i8>
func.func private @exp(f64) -> f64
func.func @is_admissible(%arg0: f64) -> i32 {
%0 = arith.constant 0.0 : f32
%1 = arith.extf %0 : f32 to f64
%2 = llvm.mlir.constant(1 : i64) : i64
%3 = llvm.alloca %2 x f64 : (i64) -> !llvm.ptr
llvm.store %1, %3 : f64, !llvm.ptr
%4 = llvm.mlir.constant(1 : i64) : i64
%5 = llvm.alloca %4 x f64 : (i64) -> !llvm.ptr
llvm.store %arg0, %5 : f64, !llvm.ptr
%6 = arith.constant 0 : i32
%7 = llvm.mlir.constant(1 : i64) : i64
%8 = llvm.alloca %7 x i32 : (i64) -> !llvm.ptr
llvm.store %6, %8 : i32, !llvm.ptr
cf.br ^bb0
^bb0:
%9 = llvm.load %8 : !llvm.ptr -> i32
%10 = arith.constant 200 : i32
%11 = arith.cmpi slt, %9, %10 : i32
cf.cond_br %11, ^bb1, ^bb2
^bb1:
%12 = llvm.load %5 : !llvm.ptr -> f64
%13 = llvm.load %3 : !llvm.ptr -> f64
%14 = arith.subf %12, %13 : f64
%15 = arith.constant 0.0 : f32
%17 = arith.extf %15 : f32 to f64
%16 = arith.cmpf ole, %14, %17 : f64
cf.cond_br %16, ^bb3, ^bb4
^bb3:
%18 = arith.constant 0 : i32
func.return %18 : i32
^bb4:
cf.br ^bb5
^bb5:
%19 = llvm.load %5 : !llvm.ptr -> f64
%20 = arith.constant 80.0 : f32
%22 = arith.extf %20 : f32 to f64
%21 = arith.cmpf ogt, %19, %22 : f64
%23 = scf.if %21 -> (i1) {
%24 = arith.constant true
scf.yield %24 : i1
} else {
%25 = arith.constant 80.0 : f32
%27 = arith.extf %25 : f32 to f64
%26 = arith.cmpf ogt, %14, %27 : f64
scf.yield %26 : i1
}
cf.cond_br %23, ^bb6, ^bb7
^bb6:
%28 = arith.constant 1 : i32
func.return %28 : i32
^bb7:
cf.br ^bb8
^bb8:
%29 = llvm.load %5 : !llvm.ptr -> f64
llvm.store %29, %3 : f64, !llvm.ptr
%30 = math.exp %14 : f64
llvm.store %30, %5 : f64, !llvm.ptr
%31 = llvm.load %8 : !llvm.ptr -> i32
%32 = arith.constant 1 : i32
%33 = arith.addi %31, %32 : i32
llvm.store %33, %8 : i32, !llvm.ptr
cf.br ^bb0
^bb2:
%34 = arith.constant 1 : i32
func.return %34 : i32
}
func.func @expected_cost(%arg0: f64) -> f64 {
%35 = arith.constant 0.0 : f32
%36 = arith.extf %35 : f32 to f64
%37 = llvm.mlir.constant(1 : i64) : i64
%38 = llvm.alloca %37 x f64 : (i64) -> !llvm.ptr
llvm.store %36, %38 : f64, !llvm.ptr
%39 = llvm.mlir.constant(1 : i64) : i64
%40 = llvm.alloca %39 x f64 : (i64) -> !llvm.ptr
llvm.store %arg0, %40 : f64, !llvm.ptr
%41 = arith.constant 1.0 : f32
%43 = arith.extf %41 : f32 to f64
%42 = arith.addf %arg0, %43 : f64
%44 = llvm.mlir.constant(1 : i64) : i64
%45 = llvm.alloca %44 x f64 : (i64) -> !llvm.ptr
llvm.store %42, %45 : f64, !llvm.ptr
%46 = arith.constant 0 : i32
%47 = llvm.mlir.constant(1 : i64) : i64
%48 = llvm.alloca %47 x i32 : (i64) -> !llvm.ptr
llvm.store %46, %48 : i32, !llvm.ptr
cf.br ^bb9
^bb9:
%49 = llvm.load %48 : !llvm.ptr -> i32
%50 = arith.constant 200 : i32
%51 = arith.cmpi slt, %49, %50 : i32
cf.cond_br %51, ^bb10, ^bb11
^bb10:
%52 = llvm.load %45 : !llvm.ptr -> f64
%53 = arith.constant 0.0 : f32
%54 = llvm.load %40 : !llvm.ptr -> f64
%56 = arith.extf %53 : f32 to f64
%55 = arith.subf %56, %54 : f64
%57 = math.exp %55 : f64
%58 = arith.addf %52, %57 : f64
llvm.store %58, %45 : f64, !llvm.ptr
%59 = llvm.load %40 : !llvm.ptr -> f64
%60 = arith.constant 80.0 : f32
%62 = arith.extf %60 : f32 to f64
%61 = arith.cmpf ogt, %59, %62 : f64
cf.cond_br %61, ^bb12, ^bb13
^bb12:
cf.br ^bb11
^bb13:
cf.br ^bb14
^bb14:
%63 = llvm.load %40 : !llvm.ptr -> f64
%64 = llvm.load %38 : !llvm.ptr -> f64
%65 = arith.subf %63, %64 : f64
%66 = math.exp %65 : f64
%67 = llvm.load %40 : !llvm.ptr -> f64
llvm.store %67, %38 : f64, !llvm.ptr
llvm.store %66, %40 : f64, !llvm.ptr
%68 = llvm.load %48 : !llvm.ptr -> i32
%69 = arith.constant 1 : i32
%70 = arith.addi %68, %69 : i32
llvm.store %70, %48 : i32, !llvm.ptr
cf.br ^bb9
^bb11:
%71 = llvm.load %45 : !llvm.ptr -> f64
func.return %71 : f64
}
func.func @upper_branch_boundary() -> f64 {
%72 = arith.constant 0.6 : f32
%73 = arith.extf %72 : f32 to f64
%74 = llvm.mlir.constant(1 : i64) : i64
%75 = llvm.alloca %74 x f64 : (i64) -> !llvm.ptr
llvm.store %73, %75 : f64, !llvm.ptr
%77 = llvm.load %75 : !llvm.ptr -> f64
%76 = func.call @is_admissible(%77) : (f64) -> i32
%78 = llvm.mlir.constant(1 : i64) : i64
%79 = llvm.alloca %78 x i32 : (i64) -> !llvm.ptr
llvm.store %76, %79 : i32, !llvm.ptr
%80 = arith.constant 0.61 : f32
%81 = arith.extf %80 : f32 to f64
%82 = llvm.mlir.constant(1 : i64) : i64
%83 = llvm.alloca %82 x f64 : (i64) -> !llvm.ptr
llvm.store %81, %83 : f64, !llvm.ptr
%84 = arith.constant 0.0 : f32
%85 = arith.extf %84 : f32 to f64
%86 = llvm.mlir.constant(1 : i64) : i64
%87 = llvm.alloca %86 x f64 : (i64) -> !llvm.ptr
llvm.store %85, %87 : f64, !llvm.ptr
%88 = arith.constant 0.0 : f32
%89 = arith.extf %88 : f32 to f64
%90 = llvm.mlir.constant(1 : i64) : i64
%91 = llvm.alloca %90 x f64 : (i64) -> !llvm.ptr
llvm.store %89, %91 : f64, !llvm.ptr
%92 = arith.constant 0 : i32
%93 = llvm.mlir.constant(1 : i64) : i64
%94 = llvm.alloca %93 x i32 : (i64) -> !llvm.ptr
llvm.store %92, %94 : i32, !llvm.ptr
cf.br ^bb15
^bb15:
%95 = llvm.load %83 : !llvm.ptr -> f64
%96 = arith.constant 1.5 : f32
%98 = arith.extf %96 : f32 to f64
%97 = arith.cmpf ole, %95, %98 : f64
cf.cond_br %97, ^bb16, ^bb17
^bb16:
%100 = llvm.load %83 : !llvm.ptr -> f64
%99 = func.call @is_admissible(%100) : (f64) -> i32
%101 = llvm.load %79 : !llvm.ptr -> i32
%102 = arith.constant 0 : i32
%103 = arith.cmpi eq, %101, %102 : i32
%104 = scf.if %103 -> (i1) {
%105 = arith.constant 1 : i32
%106 = arith.cmpi eq, %99, %105 : i32
scf.yield %106 : i1
} else {
%107 = arith.constant false
scf.yield %107 : i1
}
cf.cond_br %104, ^bb18, ^bb19
^bb18:
%108 = llvm.load %75 : !llvm.ptr -> f64
llvm.store %108, %87 : f64, !llvm.ptr
%109 = llvm.load %83 : !llvm.ptr -> f64
llvm.store %109, %91 : f64, !llvm.ptr
%110 = arith.constant 1 : i32
llvm.store %110, %94 : i32, !llvm.ptr
cf.br ^bb17
^bb19:
cf.br ^bb20
^bb20:
%111 = llvm.load %83 : !llvm.ptr -> f64
llvm.store %111, %75 : f64, !llvm.ptr
llvm.store %99, %79 : i32, !llvm.ptr
%112 = llvm.load %83 : !llvm.ptr -> f64
%113 = arith.constant 0.01 : f32
%115 = arith.extf %113 : f32 to f64
%114 = arith.addf %112, %115 : f64
llvm.store %114, %83 : f64, !llvm.ptr
cf.br ^bb15
^bb17:
%116 = llvm.load %94 : !llvm.ptr -> i32
%117 = arith.constant 0 : i32
%118 = arith.cmpi eq, %116, %117 : i32
cf.cond_br %118, ^bb21, ^bb22
^bb21:
%119 = arith.constant 0.0 : f32
%120 = arith.extf %119 : f32 to f64
func.return %120 : f64
^bb22:
cf.br ^bb23
^bb23:
%121 = arith.constant 0 : i32
%122 = llvm.mlir.constant(1 : i64) : i64
%123 = llvm.alloca %122 x i32 : (i64) -> !llvm.ptr
llvm.store %121, %123 : i32, !llvm.ptr
cf.br ^bb24
^bb24:
%124 = llvm.load %123 : !llvm.ptr -> i32
%125 = arith.constant 90 : i32
%126 = arith.cmpi slt, %124, %125 : i32
cf.cond_br %126, ^bb25, ^bb26
^bb25:
%127 = llvm.load %87 : !llvm.ptr -> f64
%128 = llvm.load %91 : !llvm.ptr -> f64
%129 = arith.addf %127, %128 : f64
%130 = arith.constant 0.5 : f32
%132 = arith.extf %130 : f32 to f64
%131 = arith.mulf %129, %132 : f64
%133 = func.call @is_admissible(%131) : (f64) -> i32
%134 = arith.constant 1 : i32
%135 = arith.cmpi eq, %133, %134 : i32
cf.cond_br %135, ^bb27, ^bb28
^bb27:
llvm.store %131, %91 : f64, !llvm.ptr
cf.br ^bb29
^bb28:
llvm.store %131, %87 : f64, !llvm.ptr
cf.br ^bb29
^bb29:
%136 = llvm.load %123 : !llvm.ptr -> i32
%137 = arith.constant 1 : i32
%138 = arith.addi %136, %137 : i32
llvm.store %138, %123 : i32, !llvm.ptr
cf.br ^bb24
^bb26:
%139 = llvm.load %91 : !llvm.ptr -> f64
func.return %139 : f64
}
func.func @main() -> i32 {
%140 = llvm.mlir.addressof @str_0 : !llvm.ptr
%142 = func.call @upper_branch_boundary() : () -> f64
%141 = func.call @expected_cost(%142) : (f64) -> f64
%143 = llvm.call @printf(%140, %141) vararg(!llvm.func<i32 (ptr, ...)>) : (!llvm.ptr, f64) -> i32
%144 = arith.constant 0 : i32
func.return %144 : i32
}
}