atcoder#AGC029A. [AGC029A] Irreversible operation
[AGC029A] Irreversible operation
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Problem Statement
There are Reversi pieces arranged in a row. (A Reversi piece is a disc with a black side and a white side.)
The state of each piece is represented by a string of length .
If B, the -th piece from the left is showing black;
If W, the -th piece from the left is showing white.
Consider performing the following operation:
- Choose () such that the -th piece from the left is showing black and the -th piece from the left is showing white, then flip both of those pieces. That is, the -th piece from the left is now showing white and the -th piece from the left is now showing black.
Find the maximum possible number of times this operation can be performed.
Constraints
BorW
Input
Input is given from Standard Input in the following format:
Output
Print the maximum possible number of times the operation can be performed.
BBW
2
The operation can be performed twice, as follows:
- Flip the second and third pieces from the left.
- Flip the first and second pieces from the left.
BWBWBW
6