FAANG | OA Coding Questions and Solutions | Set - 5 | 2022

Question

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Answer 1

    bool isRobotBounded(string instructions) {
        int x = 0, y = 0, i = 0;
        vector<vector<int>> d = {{0, 1}, {1, 0}, {0, -1}, { -1, 0}};
        for (char & ins : instructions)
            if (ins == 'R')
                i = (i + 1) % 4;
            else if (ins == 'L')
                i = (i + 3) % 4;
            else
                x += d[i][0], y += d[i][1];
        return x == 0 && y == 0 || i > 0;
    }

Answer 2

On an infinite plane, a robot initially stands at (0, 0) and faces north. Note that:

• The north direction is the positive direction of the y-axis.
• The south direction is the negative direction of the y-axis.
• The east direction is the positive direction of the x-axis.
• The west direction is the negative direction of the x-axis.

The robot can receive one of three instructions:

• "G": go straight 1 unit.
• "L": turn 90 degrees to the left (i.e., anti-clockwise direction).
• "R": turn 90 degrees to the right (i.e., clockwise direction).

The robot performs the instructions given in order, and repeats them forever.

Return true if and only if there exists a circle in the plane such that the robot never leaves the circle.

 

Example 1:

Input: instructions = "GGLLGG"
Output: true
Explanation: The robot is initially at (0, 0) facing the north direction.
"G": move one step. Position: (0, 1). Direction: North.
"G": move one step. Position: (0, 2). Direction: North.
"L": turn 90 degrees anti-clockwise. Position: (0, 2). Direction: West.
"L": turn 90 degrees anti-clockwise. Position: (0, 2). Direction: South.
"G": move one step. Position: (0, 1). Direction: South.
"G": move one step. Position: (0, 0). Direction: South.
Repeating the instructions, the robot goes into the cycle: (0, 0) --> (0, 1) --> (0, 2) --> (0, 1) --> (0, 0).
Based on that, we return true.

Example 2:

Input: instructions = "GG"
Output: false
Explanation: The robot is initially at (0, 0) facing the north direction.
"G": move one step. Position: (0, 1). Direction: North.
"G": move one step. Position: (0, 2). Direction: North.
Repeating the instructions, keeps advancing in the north direction and does not go into cycles.
Based on that, we return false.

Example 3:

Input: instructions = "GL"
Output: true
Explanation: The robot is initially at (0, 0) facing the north direction.
"G": move one step. Position: (0, 1). Direction: North.
"L": turn 90 degrees anti-clockwise. Position: (0, 1). Direction: West.
"G": move one step. Position: (-1, 1). Direction: West.
"L": turn 90 degrees anti-clockwise. Position: (-1, 1). Direction: South.
"G": move one step. Position: (-1, 0). Direction: South.
"L": turn 90 degrees anti-clockwise. Position: (-1, 0). Direction: East.
"G": move one step. Position: (0, 0). Direction: East.
"L": turn 90 degrees anti-clockwise. Position: (0, 0). Direction: North.
Repeating the instructions, the robot goes into the cycle: (0, 0) --> (0, 1) --> (-1, 1) --> (-1, 0) --> (0, 0).
Based on that, we return true.

 

Constraints:

• 1 <= instructions.length <= 100
• instructions[i] is 'G', 'L' or, 'R'.