Question : https://codeforces.me/contest/2259/problem/E
The question states the MINIMUM distance to be travelled to get to an island is a[i] not EXACT. But the solution/tutotial use EXACT distance.
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Auto comment: topic has been updated by Argon_36 (previous revision, new revision, compare).
What's the difference?
I've heard a lot of complaints about the phrasing in this problem, and I do apologize for any confusion that came from this. With that being said, the phrasing is correct: I'm not the best at explaining things and I'm slightly tired, so if you're still confused, I'd recommend putting the statement into chatgpt / gemini / any other AI tool and ask it why it's correct.