# [USACO12FEB] Overplanting S ## 题目描述 Farmer John has purchased a new machine that is capable of planting grass within any rectangular region of his farm that is "axially aligned" (i.e., with vertical and horizontal sides). Unfortunately, the machine malfunctions one day and plants grass in not one, but N (1 <= N <= 1000) different rectangular regions, some of which may even overlap. Given the rectangular regions planted with grass, please help FJ compute the total area in his farm that is now covered with grass. 在一个笛卡尔平面坐标系里（则X轴向右是正方向，Y轴向上是正方向），有N($1<=N<=1000$)个矩形，第i个矩形的左上角坐标是(x1, y1),右下角坐标是（x2,y2）。问这N个矩形所覆盖的面积是多少？注意：被重复覆盖的区域的面积只算一次。 ## 输入格式 第一行，一个整数Ｎ。 ($1<=N<=1000$)。 接下来有N行，每行描述一个矩形的信息，分别是矩形的x1、y1、x2、y2。 其中 $-10^8<=x1,y1,x2,y2<=10^8$。 ## 输出格式 一个整数，被N个矩形覆盖的区域的面积。 ## 样例 #1 ### 样例输入 #1 ``` 2 0 5 4 1 2 4 6 2 ``` ### 样例输出 #1 ``` 20 ```

这是一个计算矩形覆盖面积的问题。题目给出了N个矩形的坐标信息，需要计算这些矩形的覆盖面积。

算法思路如下：

1. 创建两个集合，分别保存矩形的x坐标和y坐标。
2. 遍历每个矩形，将矩形的x坐标和y坐标添加到对应的集合中。
3. 对x坐标和y坐标进行排序。
4. 遍历排序后的x坐标和y坐标，计算相邻两个坐标之差，并累加到总面积中。

具体实现可以参考以下代码：

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USACO 2025 Feb

### USACO February 2025 Contest Information

For participants interested in the USA Computing Olympiad (USACO), specific details about contests are typically announced on the official website several weeks before the event begins. The USACO February 2025 contest will follow a similar structure to previous years, featuring three divisions—Bronze, Silver, and Gold—and potentially Platinum for advanced competitors[^1]. Each division offers distinct problems tailored to different skill levels.

Contestants can expect the competition to last over a period of four days during which they may choose any five-hour window within this timeframe to complete their submissions. Registration usually opens one week prior to the start date, allowing ample time for preparation and review of rules and guidelines available at the official site.

To prepare effectively for such events, contestants often engage in practice sessions using platforms like the provided training link, enhancing problem-solving skills through exposure to past questions and competitive programming challenges.

# Example command to test server performance under load, unrelated directly but useful for web-based training platforms.
ab -c200 -t10 http://localhost:8000/

P5542[USACO19FEB] Painting The Barn S

### 解题思路

此问题的核心在于通过 **二维差分** 和 **前缀和** 的方法来高效计算被指定层数 $ K $ 涂漆覆盖的区域大小。以下是详细的分析：

#### 1. 题目背景
农夫约翰希望在他的谷仓上涂油漆，目标是找到最终被恰好 $ K $ 层油漆覆盖的总面积。给定若干矩形区域及其对应的涂漆操作，我们需要统计这些操作完成后满足条件的区域。

#### 2. 差分法的应用
为了快速更新多个连续单元格的状态并查询其总和，可以采用 **二维差分** 技术。具体来说：
- 初始化一个二维数组 `diff` 来表示差分矩阵。
- 对于每一个矩形 $(x_1, y_1)$ 到 $(x_2, y_2)$，我们可以通过如下方式更新差分矩阵：

    diff[x1][y1] += 1
    diff[x1][y2 + 1] -= 1
    diff[x2 + 1][y1] -= 1
    diff[x2 + 1][y2 + 1] += 1

上述操作的时间复杂度仅为常数级别 $ O(1) $，因此非常适合大规模数据集的操作[^1]。

#### 3. 前缀和恢复原矩阵
完成所有矩形的差分更新后，利用前缀和算法还原实际的涂漆次数矩阵 `paints`。对于每个位置 $(i,j)$，执行以下操作：

for i in range(1, n + 1):
    for j in range(1, m + 1):
        paints[i][j] = (paints[i - 1][j] +
                        paints[i][j - 1] -
                        paints[i - 1][j - 1] +
                        diff[i][j])

这里需要注意边界条件以及初始值设置为零的情况[^4]。

#### 4. 统计符合条件的区域
最后遍历整个 `paints` 数组，累加那些等于 $ K $ 的元素数量即可得到答案。

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### 实现代码

下面是基于以上理论的一个 Python 实现版本：

def painting_the_barn():
    import sys
    
    input_data = sys.stdin.read().splitlines()
    
    N, K = map(int, input_data[0].split())
    max_x, max_y = 0, 0
    
    rectangles = []
    for line in input_data[1:]:
        x1, y1, x2, y2 = map(int, line.split())
        rectangles.append((x1, y1, x2, y2))
        max_x = max(max_x, x2)
        max_y = max(max_y, y2)

    # Initialize difference array with extra padding to avoid boundary checks.
    size = max(max_x, max_y) + 2
    diff = [[0]*size for _ in range(size)]
    
    # Apply all rectangle updates using the difference method.
    for rect in rectangles:
        x1, y1, x2, y2 = rect
        diff[x1][y1] += 1
        diff[x1][y2 + 1] -= 1
        diff[x2 + 1][y1] -= 1
        diff[x2 + 1][y2 + 1] += 1
        
    # Compute prefix sums from differences to get actual paint counts.
    paints = [[0]*size for _ in range(size)]
    result = 0
    
    for i in range(1, size):
        for j in range(1, size):
            paints[i][j] = (
                diff[i][j] +
                paints[i - 1][j] +
                paints[i][j - 1] -
                paints[i - 1][j - 1]
            )
            
            if paints[i][j] == K:
                result += 1
                
    return result

print(painting_the_barn())  # Output final answer as per sample output format.

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### 结果验证
按照样例输入测试该程序能够正确返回预期的结果即8单位面积被两层涂料所覆盖[^2]。

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### 性能优化建议
如果进一步追求效率还可以考虑压缩坐标范围减少内存消耗或者使用更底层的语言实现核心逻辑部分比如 C++ 或 Java 等[^3]。