# The Bridge Problem¶

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#Import Youtube Video

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## Any solution to this problem must involve five steps, as in the animation below:¶

### Step 5: Two people cross the bridge.¶

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%%html
<iframe src="files/BridgeAnimation.mp4"></iframe>


## We just discovered two possible "algorithms" to solve this problem:¶

### Option 2: Combining the two slowest people¶

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def CalculateTime(A, B, C, D):
t=[A,B,C,D]
t.sort()
A=t[0]
B=t[1]
C=t[2]
D=t[3]
print('Sending Fastest Person solves the problem in', B+A+C+A+D, 'minutes')
print('Combining Two Slowest solves the problem in', B+A+D+B+B, 'minutes')
return


## Let's compare our algorithms, and see which one is faster.¶

### Let's experiment by trying different input values for A, B, C, and D.¶

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from ipywidgets import interact
import ipywidgets as widgets
interact(CalculateTime,
A=widgets.IntSlider(min=1, max=20),
B=widgets.IntSlider(min=1, max=20),
C=widgets.IntSlider(min=1, max=20),
D=widgets.IntSlider(min=1, max=20))

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<function __main__.CalculateTime(A, B, C, D)>