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24 Game

Problem statement

You are given an integer array cards of length 4. You have four cards, each containing a number in the range [1, 9]. You should arrange the numbers on these cards in a mathematical expression using the operators ['+', '-', '*', '/'] and the parentheses '(' and ')' to get the value 24.

You are restricted with the following rules:

  • The division operator '/' represents real division, not integer division.
    • For example, 4 / (1 - 2 / 3) = 4 / (1 / 3) = 12.
  • Every operation done is between two numbers. In particular, we cannot use '-' as a unary operator.
    • For example, if cards = [1, 1, 1, 1], the expression "-1 - 1 - 1 - 1" is not allowed.
  • You cannot concatenate numbers together
    • For example, if cards = [1, 2, 1, 2], the expression "12 + 12" is not valid.

Return true if you can get such expression that evaluates to 24, and false otherwise.

Example 1:

Input: cards = [4,1,8,7]Output: trueExplanation: (8-4) * (7-1) = 24

Example 2:

Input: cards = [1,2,1,2]Output: false

Constraints:

  • cards.length == 4
  • 1 <= cards[i] <= 9

My solution

/**
* @param {number[]} cards
* @return {boolean}
*/
var judgePoint24 = function(cards) {
cards = cards.map(card => Number(card.toFixed(4)))

const computeTwoNums = (num1, num2) => {
return [num1 + num2, num1 - num2, num2 - num1, num1 * num2, num1/num2, num2/num1];
};

function dfs(list) {
let size = list.length;
if (size === 1) {
if (Math.abs(list[0] - 24) < 0.001) {
return true
} else {
return false;
}
}

for (let i = 0; i < size; i++) {
for (let j = i + 1; j < size; j++) {
let nextRound = [];
for (let k = 0; k < size; k++) {
if (k !== i && k !== j) {
nextRound.push(list[k])
}
}

for (const val of computeTwoNums(list[i], list[j])) {
nextRound.push(val)
if (dfs(nextRound)) {
return true;
} else {
nextRound.pop()
}
}
}
}

return false;
}

return dfs(cards)
};