Keyboard Distance Typing
Medium
string
manhattan-distance
keyboard-layout
calculation
Problem Description
Calculate the total typing distance between two words using a standard QWERTY keyboard layout. Distance is measured as Manhattan distance between key positions.
Input Format
Two words on separate lines, containing only lowercase letters.
Output Format
Total Manhattan distance for typing from first word to second word.
Constraints
• 1 ≤ word length ≤ 100
• Words contain only lowercase letters a-z
• Use standard QWERTY layout positions
• Calculate Manhattan distance between key positions
• Sum distances for all character transitions
Sample Input/Output
Input:
hello world
Output:
32
Explanation
Calculate distance from each character in "hello" to corresponding character in "world" using QWERTY positions.
Solution Hints
85
Points
Points
2000ms
Time Limit
Time Limit
128MB
Memory Limit
Memory Limit
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