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Given an array of N integers where arr[i] denotes the number of sticks of length 2i. The task is to find the number of triangles possible with given lengths having area ? 0
Note: Every stick can only be used once.

Examples:  

Input: a[] = {1, 2, 2, 2, 2} 
Output:
All possible triangles are: 
(20, 24, 24), (21, 23, 23), (21, 22, 22).

Input: a[] = {3, 3, 3} 
Output:

Approach: The main observation is that the triangles with area ? 0 can only be formed if there are three same lengths of sticks or one different and two similar lengths of sticks. Hence greedily iterate from the back and count the number of pairs of same length sticks available which is arr[i] / 2. But if there is a stick remaining, then a pair and a stick is used to form a triangle. In the end, the total number of sticks left is calculated which is 2 * pairs and the number of triangles that can be formed with these remaining sticks will be (2 * pairs) / 3

Below is the implementation of the above approach:  

C++




// C++ implementation of the approach
#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
 
// Function to return the
// number of positive area triangles
int countTriangles(int a[], int n)
{
 
    // To store the count of
    // total triangles
    int cnt = 0;
 
    // To store the count of pairs of sticks
    // with equal lengths
    int pairs = 0;
 
    // Back-traverse and count
    // the number of triangles
    for (int i = n - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
 
        // Count the number of pairs
        pairs += a[i] / 2;
 
        // If we have one remaining stick
        // and we have a pair
        if (a[i] % 2 == 1 && pairs > 0) {
 
            // Count 1 triangle
            cnt += 1;
 
            // Reduce one pair
            pairs -= 1;
        }
    }
 
    // Count the remaining triangles
    // that can be formed
    cnt += (2 * pairs) / 3;
    return cnt;
}
 
// Driver code
int main()
{
    int a[] = { 1, 2, 2, 2, 2 };
    int n = sizeof(a) / sizeof(a[0]);
    cout << countTriangles(a, n);
 
    return 0;
}


Java




// Java implementation of the approach
class GFG
{
     
// Function to return the
// number of positive area triangles
static int countTriangles(int a[], int n)
{
 
    // To store the count of
    // total triangles
    int cnt = 0;
 
    // To store the count of pairs of sticks
    // with equal lengths
    int pairs = 0;
 
    // Back-traverse and count
    // the number of triangles
    for (int i = n - 1; i >= 0; i--)
    {
 
        // Count the number of pairs
        pairs += a[i] / 2;
 
        // If we have one remaining stick
        // and we have a pair
        if (a[i] % 2 == 1 && pairs > 0)
        {
 
            // Count 1 triangle
            cnt += 1;
 
            // Reduce one pair
            pairs -= 1;
        }
    }
 
    // Count the remaining triangles
    // that can be formed
    cnt += (2 * pairs) / 3;
    return cnt;
}
 
// Driver code
public static void main(String[] args)
{
    int a[] = { 1, 2, 2, 2, 2 };
    int n = a.length;
    System.out.println(countTriangles(a, n));
}
}
 
// This code is contributed by Code_Mech.


Python3




# Python3 implementation of the approach
 
# Function to return the
# number of positive area triangles
def countTriangles(a, n):
 
    # To store the count of
    # total triangles
    cnt = 0
 
    # To store the count of pairs of sticks
    # with equal lengths
    pairs = 0
 
    # Back-traverse and count
    # the number of triangles
    for i in range(n - 1, -1, -1):
 
        # Count the number of pairs
        pairs += a[i] // 2
 
        # If we have one remaining stick
        # and we have a pair
        if (a[i] % 2 == 1 and pairs > 0):
 
            # Count 1 triangle
            cnt += 1
 
            # Reduce one pair
            pairs -= 1
         
    # Count the remaining triangles
    # that can be formed
    cnt += (2 * pairs) // 3
    return cnt
 
# Driver code
a = [1, 2, 2, 2, 2]
n = len(a)
print(countTriangles(a, n))
 
# This code is contributed by mohit kumar


C#




// C# implementation of the approach
using System;
 
class GFG
{
         
    // Function to return the
    // number of positive area triangles
    static int countTriangles(int []a, int n)
    {
     
        // To store the count of
        // total triangles
        int cnt = 0;
     
        // To store the count of pairs of sticks
        // with equal lengths
        int pairs = 0;
     
        // Back-traverse and count
        // the number of triangles
        for (int i = n - 1; i >= 0; i--)
        {
     
            // Count the number of pairs
            pairs += a[i] / 2;
     
            // If we have one remaining stick
            // and we have a pair
            if (a[i] % 2 == 1 && pairs > 0)
            {
     
                // Count 1 triangle
                cnt += 1;
     
                // Reduce one pair
                pairs -= 1;
            }
        }
     
        // Count the remaining triangles
        // that can be formed
        cnt += (2 * pairs) / 3;
        return cnt;
    }
     
    // Driver code
    public static void Main()
    {
        int []a = { 1, 2, 2, 2, 2 };
        int n = a.Length;
        Console.WriteLine(countTriangles(a, n));
    }
}
 
// This code is contributed by Ryuga


PHP




<?php
// PHP implementation of the approach
 
// Function to return the
// number of positive area triangles
Function countTriangles($a, $n)
{
 
    // To store the count of
    // total triangles
    $cnt = 0;
 
    // To store the count of pairs of sticks
    // with equal lengths
    $pairs = 0;
 
    // Back-traverse and count
    // the number of triangles
    for ($i = $n - 1; $i >= 0; $i--)
    {
 
        // Count the number of pairs
        $pairs += $a[$i] / 2;
 
        // If we have one remaining stick
        // and we have a pair
        if ($a[$i] % 2 == 1 && $pairs > 0)
        {
 
            // Count 1 triangle
            $cnt += 1;
 
            // Reduce one pair
            $pairs -= 1;
        }
    }
 
    // Count the remaining triangles
    // that can be formed
    $cnt += (int)((2 * $pairs) / 3);
    return $cnt;
}
 
// Driver code
$a = array(1, 2, 2, 2, 2 );
$n = sizeof($a);
echo(countTriangles($a, $n));
 
// This code is contributed by Code_Mech.
?>


Javascript




<script>
 
// Javascript implementation of the approach
 
// Function to return the number
// of positive area triangles
function countTriangles(a , n)
{
     
    // To store the count of
    // total triangles
    var cnt = 0;
     
    // To store the count of pairs
    // of sticks with equal lengths
    var pairs = 0;
     
    // Back-traverse and count
    // the number of triangles
    for(let i = n - 1; i >= 0; i--)
    {
         
        // Count the number of pairs
        pairs += a[i] / 2;
         
        // If we have one remaining stick
        // and we have a pair
        if (a[i] % 2 == 1 && pairs > 0)
        {
             
            // Count 1 triangle
            cnt += 1;
             
            // Reduce one pair
            pairs -= 1;
        }
    }
     
    // Count the remaining triangles
    // that can be formed
    cnt += parseInt((2 * pairs) / 3);
    return cnt;
}
 
// Driver code
var a = [ 1, 2, 2, 2, 2 ];
var n = a.length;
 
document.write(countTriangles(a, n));
 
// This code is contributed by aashish1995
 
</script>


Output: 

3

 

Time Complexity: O(n)
Auxiliary Space: O(1)



Last Updated : 08 Jun, 2022
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