Irrigation Walk Steps - FAANG Problems

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Hint

You walk along a line of plants, watering each one. Your can holds a limited amount of water, and you must refill at position $0$ .

Hint 1: Simulate the process greedily; walk forward watering each plant. When your can runs out, you must walk back to refill.

Hint 2: Each refill trip costs $2 \times (\text{current position})$ extra steps (walk back and return). Minimize refill trips by watering as many plants as possible per trip.

Hint

You walk along a line of plants, watering each one. Your can holds a limited amount of water, and you must refill at position $0$ .

Hint 1: Simulate the process greedily; walk forward watering each plant. When your can runs out, you must walk back to refill.

Hint 2: Each refill trip costs $2 \times (\text{current position})$ extra steps (walk back and return). Minimize refill trips by watering as many plants as possible per trip.