DP:
According to the meaning of problems,if we check n to m, assume x and y are both solvable,then we only should:
(1). check xy;
(2). check AxA
(3). check AxAyA
if any one of the three is solvable , n to m is solvable
#include<cstdio> #include<string> #include<cstring> #include<iostream> #include<algorithm> using namespace std; const int MAXN = 200; char str[MAXN], dp[MAXN][MAXN]; bool dfs(int n, int m){ if(n > m) return true; if(n == m) return false; if(dp[n][m] == 1) return true; if(dp[n][m] == -1) return false; for(int i = n+1;i < m-1;i ++){ if(dfs(n, i) && dfs(i+1, m)){ //check xy; dp[n][m] = 1; return true; } } if(str[n] == str[m]){ if(dfs(n+1, m-1)){ //check AxA dp[n][m] = 1; return true;; } for(int i = n+1;i < m;i ++){ if(str[i] != str[n]) continue; if(dfs(n+1, i-1) && dfs(i+1, m-1)){ //check AxAyA dp[n][m] = 1; return true; } } } dp[n][m] = -1; return false; } int main(){ memset(str, 0, sizeof(str)); freopen("in.c", "r", stdin); while(~scanf("%s", str)){ memset(dp, 0, sizeof(dp)); int len = strlen(str); if(dfs(0, len-1)) printf("solvable "); else printf("unsolvable "); } return 0; }