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| Problem Statement | |
| Given the width and height of a rectangular grid, return the total number of rectangles (NOT counting squares) that can be found on this grid. | |
| For example, width = 3, height = 3 (see diagram below): | |
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| In this grid, there are 4 2x3 rectangles, 6 1x3 rectangles and 12 1x2 rectangles. Thus there is a total of 4 + 6 + 12 = 22 rectangles. Note we don't count 1x1, 2x2 and 3x3 rectangles because they are squares. | |
| Definition | |
| Class: | |
| RectangularGrid | |
| Method: | |
| countRectangles | |
| Parameters: | |
| int, int | |
| Returns: | |
| long long | |
| Method signature: | |
| long long countRectangles(int width, int height) | |
| (be sure your method is public) | |
| Notes | |
| - | |
| rectangles with equals sides (squares) should not be counted. | |
| Constraints | |
| - | |
| width and height will be between 1 and 1000 inclusive. | |
| Examples | |
| 0) | |
| 3 | |
| 3 | |
| Returns: 22 | |
| See above | |
| 1) | |
| 5 | |
| 2 | |
| Returns: 31 | |
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| In this grid, there is one 2x5 rectangle, 2 2x4 rectangles, 2 1x5 rectangles, 3 2x3 rectangles, 4 1x4 rectangles, 6 1x3 rectangles and 13 1x2 rectangles. Thus there is a total of 1 + 2 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 6 + 13 = 31 rectangles. | |
| 2) | |
| 10 | |
| 10 | |
| Returns: 2640 | |
| 3) | |
| 1 | |
| 1 | |
| Returns: 0 | |
| 4) | |
| 592 | |
| 964 | |
| Returns: 81508708664 | |
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