Question: A disk contains 1 0 0 tracks numbered 0 through 9 9 . The read - write ( r / w ) head is at

A disk contains 100 tracks numbered 0 through 99.The read-write (r/w) head is at track 53 moving left. While using the elevator algorithm, the total distance covered by the r/w head is 'a'. Using the Shortest Seek Time First algorithm (SSTF), the r/w head will feverse direction 'b' times.
If the demand queue is 34,58,61,50,78,4,23,91,10, what is the value of "b^2+3a-24"?
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