Find shortest distance out of a **convex** area.↵
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We have our initial starting coordinates sx, sy. We're given an API that we can call which for x and y floats returns a bool which represents if the specific point is inside the area. (def uber_has_surge(x:float, y:float) -> bool)↵
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Find the shortest distance out of the surge pricing area in a **minimum number of API calls**. (assume interactive)↵
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I thought about trying to call with 4 directions and have a circle which represents max distance that might be the answer. The problem is that this is still brute force. ↵
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Another idea would be to find a boundary point, and then do binary search on polar coordinates, but I don't understand exactly how that might work?↵
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We have our initial starting coordinates sx, sy. We're given an API that we can call which for x and y floats returns a bool which represents if the specific point is inside the area. (def uber_has_surge(x:float, y:float) -> bool)↵
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Find the shortest distance out of the surge pricing area in a **minimum number of API calls**. (assume interactive)↵
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I thought about trying to call with 4 directions and have a circle which represents max distance that might be the answer. The problem is that this is still brute force. ↵
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Another idea would be to find a boundary point, and then do binary search on polar coordinates, but I don't understand exactly how that might work?↵
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