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Find the number of rectangles of size 2x1 which can be placed inside a rectangle of size n x m in Python
Suppose we have two values n and m; we have to find the number of rectangles of size 2x1 that can be set inside a rectangle of size n x m. There are few conditions, that we have to consider −
Any two small rectangles cannot overlap.
Every small rectangle lies completely inside the bigger one. It is permitted to touch the edges of the bigger rectangle.
So, if the input is like
n = 3, m = 3, then the output will be 4
To solve this, we will follow these steps −
if n mod 2 is same as 0, then
return(n / 2) * m
otherwise when m mod 2 is 0, then
return(m / 2) * n
return (n * m - 1) / 2
Example
Let us see the following implementation to get better understanding −
def count_rect(n, m): if (n % 2 == 0): return (n / 2) * m elif (m % 2 == 0): return (m // 2) * n return (n * m - 1) // 2 n = 3 m = 3 print(count_rect(n, m))
Input:
3, 3
Output
4
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