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solve sum in C#
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// Solve sum in C# | |
static List<long> solve_sum(List<long> A, List<long> B) | |
/* | |
This function implements a greedy approach to minimize the sum difference | |
among two sets A and B | |
*/ | |
{ | |
// Join A and B into a new list C | |
var C = new List<long>(); | |
C.AddRange(A); | |
C.AddRange(B); | |
// Sort C in descending order for a faster search | |
C = C.OrderByDescending(i => i).ToList(); | |
long a_sum = 0L; // initialize a_sum | |
long b_sum = 0L; // initialize b_sum | |
var equal_sum_set = new List<long>(); // A set containing N_1 numbers with equal sum as the N_2 numbers | |
foreach(var item in C) // Minimize difference and distribute numbers | |
{ | |
if (a_sum > b_sum) { | |
b_sum += item; | |
equal_sum_set.Add(item); | |
} else { | |
a_sum += item; | |
} | |
} | |
return equal_sum_set; // Return resulting set with equal_sum, sum diff is 0 now | |
} |
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