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This approach uses Dynamic Programming to determine if Alice can win given n
stones. We can maintain a boolean array dp
where dp[i]
represents whether Alice can win with i
stones. A state is winning if there's any move that leaves the opponent in a losing state.
Time Complexity: O(n*sqrt(n)), Space Complexity: O(n)
1import java.util.*;
2
3public class Solution {
4 public boolean winnerSquareGame(int n) {
5 boolean[] dp = new boolean[n + 1];
6 for (int i = 1; i <= n; i++) {
7 for (int k = 1; k * k <= i; k++) {
8 if (!dp[i - k * k]) {
9 dp[i] = true;
10 break;
11 }
12 }
13 }
14 return dp[n];
15 }
16}
A boolean array is used to keep track of winning positions. For each number of stones, we check if removing any perfect square leaves a losing state for the opponent.
This approach involves a recursive solution with memoization to cache previously computed results. If n
is already solved, we return the cached result. Otherwise, we recursively check if any move leaves the opponent in a losing position.
Time Complexity: O(n*sqrt(n)), Space Complexity: O(n)
1import
This Java implementation first checks if the state's result is already memoized. It uses a recursive call to determine if removing a square number leads to a losing state for Bob. Memoization stores the results for previously computed states to optimize the solution.