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You are given a cubic dice with 6 faces. All the individual faces have a number printed on them. The numbers are in the range of 1 to 6, like any ordinary dice. You will be provided with a face of this cube, your task is to guess the number on the opposite face of the cube.

Examples:

Input: N = 2
Output: 5
Explanation:
For dice facing number 5 opposite face will have the number 2.

Input: N = 6
Output: 1

Naive Approach: In a normal 6 faced dice, 1 is opposite to 6, 2 is opposite to 5, and 3 is opposite to 4. Hence a normal if-else-if block can be placed 

Approach: The idea is based on the observation that the sum of two opposite sides of a cubical dice is equal to 7. So, just subtract the given N from 7 and print the answer.

Below is the implementation of the above approach:

C++




// C++ program for the above approach
#include<bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
 
// Function to find number
// written on the
// opposite face of the dice
int oppositeFaceOfDice(int N)
{
    // Stores number on opposite face
    // of dice
    int ans = 7 - N;
 
    // Print the answer
    cout << ans;
}
 
// Driver Code
int main()
{
    // Given value of N
    int N = 2;
 
    // Function call to find number written on
    // the opposite face of the dice
    oppositeFaceOfDice(N);
 
    return 0;
}


Java




// Java program for the above approach
import java.io.*;
 
class GFG
{
   
    // Function to find number
    // written on the
    // opposite face of the dice
    static void oppositeFaceOfDice(int N)
    {
       
        // Stores number on opposite face
        // of dice
        int ans = 7 - N;
 
        // Print the answer
        System.out.println(ans);
    }
 
    // Driver Code
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
       
        // Given value of N
        int N = 2;
 
        // Function call to find number written on
        // the opposite face of the dice
        oppositeFaceOfDice(N);
    }
}
 
// This code is contributed by Potta Lokesh


Python3




# Python3 program for the above approach
 
# Function to find number written on the
# opposite face of the dice
def oppositeFaceOfDice(N):
     
    # Stores number on opposite face
    # of dice
    ans = 7 - N
     
    # Print the answer
    print(ans)
 
# Driver Code
 
# Given value of N
N = 2
 
# Function call to find number written on
# the opposite face of the dice
oppositeFaceOfDice(N)
 
# This code is contributed by gfgking


C#




// C# program for the above approach
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
 
class GFG{
 
// Function to find number
// written on the
// opposite face of the dice
static void oppositeFaceOfDice(int N)
{
   
    // Stores number on opposite face
    // of dice
    int ans = 7 - N;
 
    // Print the answer
    Console.Write(ans);
}
 
// Driver Code
public static void Main()
{
    // Given value of N
    int N = 2;
 
    // Function call to find number written on
    // the opposite face of the dice
    oppositeFaceOfDice(N);
}
}
 
// This code is contributed by SURENDRA_GANGWAR.


Javascript




<script>
 
// JavaScript program for the above approach
 
// Function to find number
// written on the
// opposite face of the dice
function oppositeFaceOfDice(N) {
  // Stores number on opposite face
  // of dice
  let ans = 7 - N;
 
  // Print the answer
  document.write(ans);
}
 
// Driver Code
 
// Given value of N
let N = 2;
 
// Function call to find number written on
// the opposite face of the dice
oppositeFaceOfDice(N);
 
// This code is contributed by gfgking
 
</script>


Output

5

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

 



Last Updated : 05 Aug, 2021
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