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Puzzle Piece Problems

Statement

 Goal

For a given regular jigsaw puzzle of of size h x w how many tabs (the bits that stick out) are there?

- A rectangular jigsaw puzzle has pieces arranged in a grid.
- Each piece has a single tab or socket on each side that is in contact with an adjacent piece.
Input
Line 1: Two space-separated integers h and w for the height and width of the puzzle in terms of pieces.
Output
Line 1: The numbers of tabs as an integer.
Constraints
1 ≤ h, w ≤ 100
Example
Input
2 2
Output
4

Game modes
Fastest, Shortest

Test cases
small square Test
Input
2 2
Output
4

small square Validator
Input
3 3
Output
12

medium square Test
Input
8 8
Output
112

medium square Validator
Input
7 7
Output
84

small rectangle Test
Input
4 3
Output
17

small rectangle Validator
Input
3 4
Output
17

large rectangle Test
Input
13 7
Output
162

large rectangle Validator
Input
9 11
Output
178

huge puzzle Test
Input
30 50
Output
2920

huge puzzle Validator
Input
48 25
Output
2327

tiny puzzle Test
Input
2 1
Output
1

tiny puzzle Validator
Input
1 1
Output
0

Solution language

Solution

Stub generator input