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Re^2: Algorithm for cancelling common factors between two lists of multiplicands

by ikegami (Patriarch)
on Aug 08, 2005 at 20:42 UTC ( [id://482024]=note: print w/replies, xml ) Need Help??


in reply to Re: Algorithm for cancelling common factors between two lists of multiplicands
in thread Algorithm for cancelling common factors between two lists of multiplicands

If the solution in my earlier node doesn't return what you want, this surely will:
use Math::BigInt (); *gcd = \&Math::BigInt::bgcd; sub embiggen { local $_ = @_ ? $_[0] : $_; return Math::BigInt->new($_); } my @a = ( 10, 20, 33, 45, 60 ); my @b = ( 2, 5, 10, 12, 16, 23, 45 ); # my %a = map { $_ => 1 } @a; # my %b = map { $_ => 1 } @b; # # my @c = map embiggen, # grep { !$b{$_} } # @a; # # my @d = map embiggen, # map { Math::BigInt->new($_) } # grep { !$a{$_} } # @b; my @c = @a; my @d = @b; foreach my $c (@c) { foreach my $d (@d) { my $gcd = gcd($c, $d); $c /= $gcd; $d /= $gcd; } } @c = grep { $_ != 1 } @c; @d = grep { $_ != 1 } @d;
or this messier but potentially faster alternative:
use Math::BigInt (); use Math::Big::Factors (); *gcd = \&Math::BigInt::bgcd; *factor = \&Math::Big::Factors::factors_wheel; sub embiggen { local $_ = @_ ? $_[0] : $_; return Math::BigInt->new($_); } my @a = ( 10, 20, 33, 45, 60 ); my @b = ( 2, 5, 10, 12, 16, 23, 45 ); # my %a = map { $_ => 1 } @a; # my %b = map { $_ => 1 } @b; # # my @c = map embiggen, # grep { !$b{$_} } # @a; # # my @d = map embiggen, # grep { !$a{$_} } # @b; my @c = @a; my @d = @b; my %c_factors; foreach my $c_idx (0..$#c) { my @c_factors = factor($c[$c_idx]); foreach my $c_factor (@c_factors) { push(@{$c_factors{$c_factor}}, $c_idx); } } foreach my $d (@d) { my @d_factors = factor($d); foreach my $d_factor (@d_factors) { next unless $c_factors{$d}; next unless @{$c_factors{$d}}; my $c_idx = shift(@{$c_factors{$d}}); $c[$c_idx] /= $d_factor; $d /= $d_factor; } } @c = grep { $_ != 1 } @c; @d = grep { $_ != 1 } @d;
Both untested.

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Re^3: Algorithm for cancelling common factors between two lists of multiplicands
by sk (Curate) on Aug 08, 2005 at 22:43 UTC
    Update I wrote this when we were trying to figure out the exact output. Not relevant anymore

    ikegami,

    Your first should work correctly. Did not read the second one yet. One thing you want to note when you test this code is that the result will not match exactly what BrowserUk had coz the cancellation process is kind of subjective when done by humans as opposed to computers

    take for example if i have 15 * 3 * 12 / 9 * 17

    then I could either do 5 * 12/17 or 15 * 4/17

    I guess the final solution should match product of the elements in the array

    Another thing, you might get a tiny little benefit if you check for the elements == 1 inside the loop construct and pop them out. I am not sure if that is even possible.

    BTW, i think you can add next if $c == 1 or $d == 1; to avoid computing gcd's on 1's.

    -SK

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