Algorithm
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#1 Code Example with C++ Programming
Code -
                                                        C++ Programming
#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
int dx[] = {1, 0, -1, 0};
int dy[] = {0, 1, 0, -1};
int x, y;
int main() {
  scanf("%d %d", &x, &y);
  int res = 0, cx = 0, cy = 0, d = 0, s = 1, c = 0;
  while(true) {
    if(c == 2) {
      ++s;
      c = 0;
    }
    for(int i = 0; i < s; ++i) {
      if(cx == x && cy == y) {
        printf("%d\n", res);
        return 0;
      }
      cx += dx[d];
      cy += dy[d];
    }
    if(cx == x && cy == y) {
      printf("%d\n", res);
      return 0;
    }
    ++res;
    ++d;
    d %= 4;
    ++c;
  }
  printf("%d\n", res);
  return 0;
}Input
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