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HackerEarth Make Paths problem solution

YASH PAL, 31 July 202415 February 2026
In this HackerEarth Make Paths problem solution Walter White and Jesse Pinkman have now established their bases at different places.
 
Now they want to form a network, that is, they want that all their bases should be reachable from every base.
 
One base is reachable from other base if there is a path of tunnels connecting bases.
Bases are suppose based on a 2-D plane having integer coordinates.
Cost of building tunnels between two bases are coordinates (x1,y1) and (x2,y2) is min{ |x1-x2|, |y1-y2| }.
 
What is the minimum cost such that a network is formed.
 
 
HackerEarth Make Paths problem solution

 

 

HackerEarth Make Paths problem solution.

#include <algorithm>
#include <functional>

#include <cmath>
#include <cstdio>
#include <cstdlib>
#include <cstring>

#include <vector>
#include <string>

using namespace std;

const int MAXN = 100100;

int n;

struct planet {
int x, y;
int indeks;

friend bool operator < ( const planet &A, const planet &B ) {
if( A.x != B.x ) return A.x < B.x;
if( A.y != B.y ) return A.y < B.y;
return false;
}

friend int dist( const planet &A, const planet &B ) {
return min( abs( A.x-B.x ), abs( A.y-B.y ) );
}
} P[ MAXN ], Org[ MAXN ];

struct edge {
int ind_a, ind_b;
int cost;

edge( int _a, int _b ) : ind_a( _a ), ind_b( _b ) {
cost = dist( Org[ind_a], Org[ind_b] );
}

friend bool operator < ( const edge &A, const edge &B ) {
return A.cost < B.cost;
}
};

vector< edge > E; // 3.5 MB

bool x_cmpf( const planet &A, const planet &B ) { return A.x < B.x; }
bool y_cmpf( const planet &A, const planet &B ) { return A.y < B.y; }

int dad[ MAXN ];

int find_dad( int x ) {
if( dad[x] == -1 ) return x;
return dad[x] = find_dad( dad[x] );
}

int main( void )
{
int temp;
scanf( "%d", &n );
E.reserve( 3*n + 100 );

for( int i = 0; i < n; ++i ) {
// scanf( "%d %d %d", &P[i].x, &P[i].y, &P[i].z );
scanf( "%d %d", &P[i].x, &P[i].y);
P[i].indeks = i;
Org[i] = P[i];
}
sort( P, P+n );
for( int i = 1; i < n; ++i )
if( !( P[i] < P[i-1] || P[i-1] < P[i] ) ) {
puts( "GRESKA TESKA -> jednake vrijednosti!" );
exit( 1 );
}

sort( P, P+n, x_cmpf );
for( int i = 1; i < n; ++i )
E.push_back( edge( P[i-1].indeks, P[i].indeks ) );

sort( P, P+n, y_cmpf );
for( int i = 1; i < n; ++i )
E.push_back( edge( P[i-1].indeks, P[i].indeks ) );

sort( E.begin(), E.end() );

long long sum = 0;
memset( dad, -1, sizeof dad );

for( vector< edge >::iterator it = E.begin(); it != E.end(); ++it ) {
int A = find_dad( it->ind_a );
int B = find_dad( it->ind_b );

if( A != B ) {
sum += it->cost;
dad[A] = B;
}
}

printf( "%lldn", sum );
return (0-0);
}
 

Second solution

#include <cstdio>
#include <vector>
#include <algorithm>
#include <queue>
#include <cstdlib>

using namespace std;

#define MAX 100010

//vector<pair<int, long long> > Graph[MAX];
vector<pair<int, int> > X;
vector<pair<int, int> > Y;
//vector<pair<int, pair<int, int> > > nodes;
int N;
priority_queue<pair<long long, pair<int, int> > > Q;

int parent[MAX];
int size[MAX];

int getP(int n){
while(n!=parent[n])
n = parent[n];
return n;
}

bool combine(int n1, int n2){
int p1 = getP(n1);
int p2 = getP(n2);
if(p1==p2)
return false;
if(size[p1]<size[p2]){
size[p2] += size[p1];
parent[p1] = p2;
}else{
size[p1] += size[p2];
parent[p2] = p1;
}
return true;
}

int main(){
int x, y;
scanf("%d", &N);
for(int i=0;i<N;i++){
scanf("%d %d", &x, &y);
X.push_back(make_pair(x, i));
Y.push_back(make_pair(y, i));
}
sort(X.begin(), X.begin()+N);
sort(Y.begin(), Y.begin()+N);

pair<int, int> a, b;
for(int i=0;i<N-1;i++){
a = X[i];
b = X[i+1];
Q.push(make_pair(-abs(b.first-a.first), make_pair(a.second, b.second)));
}
for(int i=0;i<N-1;i++){
a = Y[i];
b = Y[i+1];
Q.push(make_pair(-abs(b.first-a.first), make_pair(a.second, b.second)));
}


for(int i=0;i<N;i++){
parent[i]=i;
size[i]=1;
}

long long ans = 0;
int node1, node2;
while(!Q.empty()){
pair<long long, pair<int, int> > p = Q.top(); Q.pop();
node1 = p.second.first;
node2 = p.second.second;
if(combine(node1, node2)){
ans = ans - p.first;
}
}
printf("%lldn", ans);
}
 
 
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