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Mirror Maze

The document contains a C++ program that simulates movement through a grid with mirrors, determining the maximum loop length that can be formed. It uses depth-first search (DFS) to explore the grid, tracking visited states to avoid infinite loops. The program reads grid dimensions and values from input, processes the grid, and outputs the maximum loop length found.

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Mirror Maze

The document contains a C++ program that simulates movement through a grid with mirrors, determining the maximum loop length that can be formed. It uses depth-first search (DFS) to explore the grid, tracking visited states to avoid infinite loops. The program reads grid dimensions and values from input, processes the grid, and outputs the maximum loop length found.

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#include <iostream>

#include <vector>

using namespace std;

int M, N;

vector<vector<char>> grid;

vector<vector<vector<bool>>> visited;

// These are the directions to be used for movement: right, down, left, and up

const vector<pair<int, int>> directions = {{0, 1}, {1, 0}, {0, -1}, {-1, 0}};

// After hitting a mirror, this function will be used to calculate the next direction

int getNextDirection(int direc, char mirror) {

if (mirror == '/') {

if (direc == 0) return 3;

if (direc == 1) return 2;

if (direc == 2) return 1;

if (direc == 3) return 0;

} else if (mirror == '\\') {

if (direc == 0) return 1;

if (direc == 1) return 0;

if (direc == 2) return 3;

if (direc == 3) return 2;

return direc;

int dfs(int x, int y, int direc) {

int startX = x, startY = y, startDirec = direc, count = 0;


while (true) {

if (x < 0 || x >= M || y < 0 || y >= N) return 0; // Not a valid loop, maybe

if (visited[x][y][direc]) break; // Look for a loop

visited[x][y][direc] = true;

count++;

if (grid[x][y] == '/' || grid[x][y] == '\\') {

direc = getNextDirection(direc, grid[x][y]);

x += directions[direc].first;

y += directions[direc].second;

return (x == startX && y == startY && direc == startDirec) ? count : 0;

int findMaxLoop() {

int maxLength = 0;

visited = vector<vector<vector<bool>>>(M, vector<vector<bool>>(N, vector<bool>(4, false)));

for (int i = 0; i < M; ++i) {

for (int j = 0; j < N; ++j) {

if (grid[i][j] == '/' || grid[i][j] == '\\') {

for (int direc = 0; direc < 4; ++direc) {

if (!visited[i][j][direc]) {

maxLength = max(maxLength, dfs(i, j, direc));

}
}

return maxLength;

int main() {

cin >> M >> N;

grid = vector<vector<char>>(M, vector<char>(N));

for (int i = 0; i < M; ++i) {

for (int j = 0; j < N; ++j) {

cin >> grid[i][j];

int result = findMaxLoop();

cout << result << endl;

return 0;

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