Problem 1055 --Destroy all balls1055: Destroy all balls
Time Limit: 1 Sec Memory Limit: 128 MB
Submit: 81 Solved: 38
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There
are n boxes in a line. At first, each box contains only one ball. There is a
special machine. For each operation, the machine can attack a box. Once a ball
is attacked, it will jump into the adjacent boxes. When a ball is attacked by twice,
it will be destroyed. Please find the minimum number of operations that can destroy
all balls.
Input
Only
one line with an integer n. (2 <= n <= 105)
Output
One
line contains the minimum number of operations that can destroy all balls.
Sample Input
2
Sample Output
3
HINT
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