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1041\. Robot Bounded In Circle

Medium

On an infinite plane, a robot initially stands at `(0, 0)` and faces north. Note that:

*   The **north direction** is the positive direction of the y-axis.
*   The **south direction** is the negative direction of the y-axis.
*   The **east direction** is the positive direction of the x-axis.
*   The **west direction** is the negative direction of the x-axis.

The robot can receive one of three instructions:

*   `"G"`: go straight 1 unit.
*   `"L"`: turn 90 degrees to the left (i.e., anti-clockwise direction).
*   `"R"`: turn 90 degrees to the right (i.e., clockwise direction).

The robot performs the `instructions` given in order, and repeats them forever.

Return `true` if and only if there exists a circle in the plane such that the robot never leaves the circle.

**Example 1:**

**Input:** instructions = "GGLLGG"

**Output:** true

**Explanation:** The robot is initially at (0, 0) facing the north direction. 

"G": move one step. Position: (0, 1). Direction: North. 

"G": move one step. Position: (0, 2). Direction: North. 

"L": turn 90 degrees anti-clockwise. Position: (0, 2). Direction: West. 

"L": turn 90 degrees anti-clockwise. Position: (0, 2). Direction: South. 

"G": move one step. Position: (0, 1). Direction: South. 

"G": move one step. Position: (0, 0). Direction: South. 

Repeating the instructions, the robot goes into the cycle: (0, 0) --> (0, 1) --> (0, 2) --> (0, 1) --> (0, 0). 

Based on that, we return true.

**Example 2:**

**Input:** instructions = "GG"

**Output:** false

**Explanation:** The robot is initially at (0, 0) facing the north direction. 

"G": move one step. Position: (0, 1). Direction: North. 

"G": move one step. Position: (0, 2). Direction: North. 

Repeating the instructions, keeps advancing in the north direction and does not go into cycles. 

Based on that, we return false.

**Example 3:**

**Input:** instructions = "GL"

**Output:** true

**Explanation:** The robot is initially at (0, 0) facing the north direction. 

"G": move one step. Position: (0, 1). Direction: North. 

"L": turn 90 degrees anti-clockwise. Position: (0, 1). Direction: West.

"G": move one step. Position: (-1, 1). Direction: West. 

"L": turn 90 degrees anti-clockwise. Position: (-1, 1). Direction: South. 

"G": move one step. Position: (-1, 0). Direction: South. 

"L": turn 90 degrees anti-clockwise. Position: (-1, 0). Direction: East. 

"G": move one step. Position: (0, 0). Direction: East. 

"L": turn 90 degrees anti-clockwise. Position: (0, 0). Direction: North. 

Repeating the instructions, the robot goes into the cycle: (0, 0) --> (0, 1) --> (-1, 1) --> (-1, 0) --> (0, 0). 

Based on that, we return true.

**Constraints:**

*   `1 <= instructions.length <= 100`
*   `instructions[i]` is `'G'`, `'L'` or, `'R'`.




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