Clarification needed for "Chef and Gordon Ramsay" problem(August Long 2019)

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Problem link:- CodeChef: Practical coding for everyone

The author has mentioned:- “a1,a2,a3” lie on a line.

By this I assume , in the tree , any 3 nodes, in which there is a connection between a1 and a2, a2 and a3 :slight_smile:

Now, the confusing part is:- The same author mentions in the comment section that on that path (a1—a2----a3) each vertex should have a degree of atmost “2” .

Why is this thing not mentioned in the problem statement ?

In the same problem, testcase answer is :- (3,2,4) where node-‘2’ has a degree of ‘3’ (which is contradictory to what author said in the comments)
Now, I am really confused . Please tell me the correct and proper meaning of :- “a1,a2,a3” are in a line…

Update:- My query has been resolved… thanks to the community :slight_smile:

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Since this is from ongoing contest, please ask the question in the comment section of the problem.I am sure they will reply.

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Already did that. But this is an important issue. Because if the problem statement is incomplete, everyone deserves the correct statement and full explanation.

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Nope I don’t find any issues with statement. You can ignore other comments (except yours)

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Thanks :slight_smile: :slight_smile: :slight_smile: :slight_smile: :slight_smile:

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Didnt read what clarification is asked.

This is admin/panel’s job to decide that everyone deserves full explanation not your job.
If panel thinks everyone needs to know this they will make comment and answers public.

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