Fading Coder

Given three values A, B, and C where A < B < C, if A + B < C, no valid solution exists; otherwise, the answer is simply C. For the second problem, consider an N×N grid filled with numbers from 1 to N². The task is to count configurations where no row minimum equals any column maximum. Defin...

The game state is defined by an ordered pair $(x, y)$ representing the current values held by the first and second player, together with a global set of previously visited integers. During each turn, the active player must transform their value using one of two operations: multiplication by 2, or in...