Thread: Logic cyclic

Hi guys; Im asking here about the logic than the code; if I have array with size 15 for instance and have two pointers one pointer pointing on index 0 and the other pointer pointing on index 0; at every step Im increasing the first pointer by 4 jumps ; the other pointer by one jump ...lets assume that they are jumping "infinity time" (always in the pattern I have explained) .. Will they meet each other on specific element in the array in any time?

My sol: yeah they could meet but they might also not meet ..if there's a constant difference jumps between them


Thanks alot!!

Originally Posted by stahta01

The earliest would be a single jump for the one jumping one jump at a time and four jumps on the other.
Since, this is likely a homework question I will not tell you how.

Note: I am considering a jump to be a single increment of the pointer.

Tim S.

didn't understand you explanation, may you illustrate more? thanks alot!

Originally Posted by stahta01

The earliest would be a single jump for the one jumping one jump at a time and four jumps on the other.
Since, this is likely a homework question I will not tell you how.

Note: I am considering a jump to be a single increment of the pointer.

Tim S.

You might want to look at RyanC's previous posts