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Given two integers N, M denoting N×M chessboard, the task is to count the number of ways a knight can reach (N, M) starting from (0, 0). Since the answer can be very large, print the answer modulo 109+7.

Example:

Input: N =3, M= 3
Output: 2
Explanation: 
Two ways to reach (3, 3) form (0, 0) are as follows:
(0, 0) ? (1, 2) ? (3, 3)
(0, 0) ? (2, 1) ? (3, 3)
 
Input: N=4, M=3
Output: 0
Explanation: No possible way exists to reach (4, 3) form (0, 0).

Approach: Idea here is to observe the pattern that each move increments the value of the x-coordinate + value of y-coordinate by 3. Follow the steps below to solve the problem.

  1. If (N + M) is not divisible by 3 then no possible path exists.
  2. If (N + M) % 3==0 then count the number of moves of type (+1, +2) i.e, X and count the number of moves of type (+2, +1) i.e, Y.
  3. Find the equation of the type (+1, +2) i.e. X + 2Y = N
  4. Find the equation of the type (+2, +1) i.e. 2X + Y = M
  5. Find the calculated values of X and Y, if X < 0 or Y < 0, then no possible path exists.
  6. Otherwise, calculate (X+Y)CY.

Below is the implementation of the above approach:

C++14




// C++ Program to implement
// the above approach
#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
 
const int Mod = 1e9 + 7;
 
// Function to return X^Y % Mod
int power(int X, int Y, int Mod)
{
 
    // Base Case
    if (Y == 0)
        return 1;
 
    int p = power(X, Y / 2, Mod) % Mod;
    p = (p * p) % Mod;
 
    if (Y & 1) {
        p = (X * p) % Mod;
    }
 
    return p;
}
 
// Function to return the
// inverse of factorial of N
int Inversefactorial(int N)
{
 
    // Base case
    if (N <= 0)
        return 1;
 
    int fact = 1;
 
    for (int i = 1; i <= N; i++) {
        fact = (fact * i) % Mod;
    }
 
    return power(fact, Mod - 2, Mod);
}
 
// Function to return factorial
// of n % Mod
int factorial(int N)
{
 
    // Base case
    if (N <= 0)
        return 1;
 
    int fact = 1;
 
    for (int i = 1; i <= N; i++) {
        fact = (fact * i) % Mod;
    }
 
    return fact;
}
 
// Function to return  the value
// of n! / (( n- k)! * k!)
int nck(int N, int K)
{
    int factN = factorial(N);
    int inv = Inversefactorial(K);
    int invFact = Inversefactorial(N - K);
    return (((factN * inv) % Mod) * invFact) % Mod;
}
 
// Function to return the count of
// ways to reach (n, m) from (0, 0)
int TotalWaYs(int N, int M)
{
 
    // If (N + M) % 3 != 0
    if ((N + M) % 3 != 0)
 
        // No possible way exists
        return 0;
 
    // Calculate X and Y from the
    // equations X + 2Y = N
    // and 2X + Y == M
    int X = N - (N + M) / 3;
    int Y = M - (N + M) / 3;
 
    if (X < 0 || Y < 0)
        return 0;
 
    return nck(X + Y, Y);
}
 
// Driver Code
int main()
{
 
    int N = 3, M = 3;
 
    cout << TotalWaYs(N, M);
 
    return 0;
}


Java




// Java Program to implement
// the above approach
import java.util.*;
class GFG{
 
static int Mod = (int) (1e9 + 7);
 
// Function to return X^Y % Mod
static int power(int X, int Y, int Mod)
{
 
    // Base Case
    if (Y == 0)
        return 1;
 
    int p = power(X, Y / 2, Mod) % Mod;
    p = (p * p) % Mod;
 
    if ((Y & 1) != 0)
    {
        p = (X * p) % Mod;
    }
 
    return p;
}
 
// Function to return the
// inverse of factorial of N
static int Inversefactorial(int N)
{
 
    // Base case
    if (N <= 0)
        return 1;
 
    int fact = 1;
 
    for (int i = 1; i <= N; i++)
    {
        fact = (fact * i) % Mod;
    }
 
    return power(fact, Mod - 2, Mod);
}
 
// Function to return factorial
// of n % Mod
static int factorial(int N)
{
 
    // Base case
    if (N <= 0)
        return 1;
 
    int fact = 1;
 
    for (int i = 1; i <= N; i++)
    {
        fact = (fact * i) % Mod;
    }
 
    return fact;
}
 
// Function to return  the value
// of n! / (( n- k)! * k!)
static int nck(int N, int K)
{
    int factN = factorial(N);
    int inv = Inversefactorial(K);
    int invFact = Inversefactorial(N - K);
    return (((factN * inv) % Mod) * invFact) % Mod;
}
 
// Function to return the count of
// ways to reach (n, m) from (0, 0)
static int TotalWaYs(int N, int M)
{
 
    // If (N + M) % 3 != 0
    if (((N + M) % 3 )!= 0)
 
        // No possible way exists
        return 0;
 
    // Calculate X and Y from the
    // equations X + 2Y = N
    // and 2X + Y == M
    int X = N - (N + M) / 3;
    int Y = M - (N + M) / 3;
 
    if (X < 0 || Y < 0)
        return 0;
 
    return nck(X + Y, Y);
}
 
// Driver Code
public static void main(String[] args)
{
    int N = 3, M = 3;
 
    System.out.print(TotalWaYs(N, M));
}
}
 
// This code is contributed by Rohit_ranjan


Python3




# Python3 program to implement
# above approach
Mod = int(1e9 + 7)
 
# Function to return X^Y % Mod
def power(X, Y, Mod):
     
    # Base case
    if Y == 0:
        return 1
         
    p = power(X, Y // 2, Mod) % Mod
    p = (p * p) % Mod
     
    if Y & 1:
        p = (X * p) % Mod
         
    return p
 
# Function to return the
# inverse of factorial of N
def Inversefactorial(N):
     
    # Base case
    if N <= 0:
        return 1
     
    fact = 1
    for i in range(1, N + 1):
        fact = (fact * i) % Mod
         
    return power(fact, Mod - 2, Mod)
 
# Function to return factorial
# of n % Mod
def factorial(N):
     
    # Base case
    if N <= 0:
        return 1
     
    fact = 1
    for i in range(1, N + 1):
        fact = (fact * i) % Mod
     
    return fact
 
# Function to return the value
# of n! / (( n- k)! * k!)
def nck(N, K):
     
    factN = factorial(N)
    inv = Inversefactorial(K)
    invFact = Inversefactorial(N - K)
     
    return (((factN * inv) % Mod) * invFact) % Mod
 
# Function to return the count of
# ways to reach (n, m) from (0, 0)
def TotalWays(N, M):
     
    # If (N + M) % 3 != 0
    if (N + M) % 3 != 0:
         
        # No possible way exists
        return 0
     
    # Calculate X and Y from the
    # equations X + 2Y = N
    # and 2X + Y == M
    X = N - (N + M) // 3
    Y = M - (N + M) // 3
     
    if X < 0 or Y < 0:
        return 0
         
    return nck(X + Y, Y)
 
# Driver code
N, M = 3, 3
 
print(TotalWays(N, M))
 
# This code is contributed by Stuti Pathak


C#




// C# program to implement
// the above approach
using System;
 
class GFG{
 
static int Mod = (int)(1e9 + 7);
 
// Function to return X^Y % Mod
static int power(int X, int Y, int Mod)
{
 
    // Base Case
    if (Y == 0)
        return 1;
 
    int p = power(X, Y / 2, Mod) % Mod;
    p = (p * p) % Mod;
 
    if ((Y & 1) != 0)
    {
        p = (X * p) % Mod;
    }
    return p;
}
 
// Function to return the
// inverse of factorial of N
static int Inversefactorial(int N)
{
 
    // Base case
    if (N <= 0)
        return 1;
 
    int fact = 1;
 
    for(int i = 1; i <= N; i++)
    {
        fact = (fact * i) % Mod;
    }
    return power(fact, Mod - 2, Mod);
}
 
// Function to return factorial
// of n % Mod
static int factorial(int N)
{
 
    // Base case
    if (N <= 0)
        return 1;
 
    int fact = 1;
 
    for(int i = 1; i <= N; i++)
    {
        fact = (fact * i) % Mod;
    }
    return fact;
}
 
// Function to return the value
// of n! / (( n- k)! * k!)
static int nck(int N, int K)
{
    int factN = factorial(N);
    int inv = Inversefactorial(K);
    int invFact = Inversefactorial(N - K);
    return (((factN * inv) % Mod) * invFact) % Mod;
}
 
// Function to return the count of
// ways to reach (n, m) from (0, 0)
static int TotalWaYs(int N, int M)
{
 
    // If (N + M) % 3 != 0
    if (((N + M) % 3 ) != 0)
 
        // No possible way exists
        return 0;
 
    // Calculate X and Y from the
    // equations X + 2Y = N
    // and 2X + Y == M
    int X = N - (N + M) / 3;
    int Y = M - (N + M) / 3;
 
    if (X < 0 || Y < 0)
        return 0;
 
    return nck(X + Y, Y);
}
 
// Driver Code
public static void Main(String[] args)
{
    int N = 3, M = 3;
 
    Console.Write(TotalWaYs(N, M));
}
}
 
// This code is contributed by Amit Katiyar


Javascript




<script>
 
// Javascript Program to implement
// the above approach
 
var Mod = 1000000007;
 
// Function to return X^Y % Mod
function power(X, Y, Mod)
{
 
    // Base Case
    if (Y == 0)
        return 1;
 
    var p = power(X, Y / 2, Mod) % Mod;
    p = (p * p) % Mod;
 
    if (Y & 1) {
        p = (X * p) % Mod;
    }
 
    return p;
}
 
// Function to return the
// inverse of factorial of N
function Inversefactorial(N)
{
 
    // Base case
    if (N <= 0)
        return 1;
 
    var fact = 1;
 
    for (var i = 1; i <= N; i++) {
        fact = (fact * i) % Mod;
    }
 
    return power(fact, Mod - 2, Mod);
}
 
// Function to return factorial
// of n % Mod
function factorial(N)
{
 
    // Base case
    if (N <= 0)
        return 1;
 
    var fact = 1;
 
    for (var i = 1; i <= N; i++) {
        fact = (fact * i) % Mod;
    }
 
    return fact;
}
 
// Function to return  the value
// of n! / (( n- k)! * k!)
function nck( N, K)
{
    var factN = factorial(N);
    var inv = Inversefactorial(K);
    var invFact = Inversefactorial(N - K);
    return (((factN * inv) % Mod) * invFact) % Mod;
}
 
// Function to return the count of
// ways to reach (n, m) from (0, 0)
function TotalWaYs(N, M)
{
 
    // If (N + M) % 3 != 0
    if ((N + M) % 3 != 0)
 
        // No possible way exists
        return 0;
 
    // Calculate X and Y from the
    // equations X + 2Y = N
    // and 2X + Y == M
    var X = N - (N + M) / 3;
    var Y = M - (N + M) / 3;
 
    if (X < 0 || Y < 0)
        return 0;
 
    return nck(X + Y, Y);
}
 
// Driver Code
var N = 3, M = 3;
document.write( TotalWaYs(N, M));
 
</script>


Output: 

2

 

Time Complexity: O(X + Y + log(mod)).
Auxiliary Space: O(1)



Last Updated : 29 Apr, 2021
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