Most Unstable Array

1000ms

262144K

Description:

You are given two integers $$$n$$$ and $$$m$$$. You have to construct the array $$$a$$$ of length $$$n$$$ consisting of non-negative integers (i.e. integers greater than or equal to zero) such that the sum of elements of this array is exactly $$$m$$$ and the value $$$\sum\limits_{i=1}^{n-1} |a_i - a_{i+1}|$$$ is the maximum possible. Recall that $$$|x|$$$ is the absolute value of $$$x$$$.

In other words, you have to maximize the sum of absolute differences between adjacent (consecutive) elements. For example, if the array $$$a=[1, 3, 2, 5, 5, 0]$$$ then the value above for this array is $$$|1-3| + |3-2| + |2-5| + |5-5| + |5-0| = 2 + 1 + 3 + 0 + 5 = 11$$$. Note that this example doesn't show the optimal answer but it shows how the required value for some array is calculated.

You have to answer $$$t$$$ independent test cases.

Input:

The first line of the input contains one integer $$$t$$$ ($$$1 \le t \le 10^4$$$) — the number of test cases. Then $$$t$$$ test cases follow.

The only line of the test case contains two integers $$$n$$$ and $$$m$$$ ($$$1 \le n, m \le 10^9$$$) — the length of the array and its sum correspondingly.

Output:

For each test case, print the answer — the maximum possible value of $$$\sum\limits_{i=1}^{n-1} |a_i - a_{i+1}|$$$ for the array $$$a$$$ consisting of $$$n$$$ non-negative integers with the sum $$$m$$$.

Sample Input:

5
1 100
2 2
5 5
2 1000000000
1000000000 1000000000

Sample Output:

Note:

In the first test case of the example, the only possible array is $$$[100]$$$ and the answer is obviously $$$0$$$.

In the second test case of the example, one of the possible arrays is $$$[2, 0]$$$ and the answer is $$$|2-0| = 2$$$.

In the third test case of the example, one of the possible arrays is $$$[0, 2, 0, 3, 0]$$$ and the answer is $$$|0-2| + |2-0| + |0-3| + |3-0| = 10$$$.

Informação

Provedor Codeforces

Código CF1353A