Problem:
Score : 1000 points

Problem Statement

You are given a tree with N vertices. The vertices are numbered 0 through N-1, and the edges are numbered 1 through N-1.
Edge i connects Vertex x_i and y_i, and has a value a_i.
You can perform the following operation any number of times:

Choose a simple path and a non-negative integer x, then for each edge e that belongs to the path, change a_e by executing a_e ← a_e ⊕ x (⊕ denotes XOR).

Your objective is to have a_e = 0 for all edges e.
Find the minimum number of operations required to achieve it.

Constraints

2 ≤ N ≤ 10^5

0 ≤ x_i,y_i ≤ N-1

0 ≤ a_i ≤ 15

The given graph is a tree.

All input values are integers.

Input

Input is given from Standard Input in the following format:

N
x_1 y_1 a_1
x_2 y_2 a_2
:
x_{N-1} y_{N-1} a_{N-1}

Output

Find the minimum number of operations required to achieve the objective.

Sample Input 1

5
0 1 1
0 2 3
0 3 6
3 4 4

Sample Output 1

3

The objective can be achieved in three operations, as follows:

First, choose the path connecting Vertex 1, 2, and x = 1.

Then, choose the path connecting Vertex 2, 3, and x = 2.

Lastly, choose the path connecting Vertex 0, 4, and x = 4.

Sample Input 2

2
1 0 0

Sample Output 2

0

Solution in C# (Mono 4.6.2.0) (judge verdict: Accepted)

using System;
using System.Text;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
class Solve{
    public Solve(){}
    StringBuilder sb;
    ReadData re;
    public static int Main(){
        new Solve().Run();
        return 0;
    }
    void Run(){
        sb = new StringBuilder();
        re = new ReadData();
        Calc();
        Console.Write(sb.ToString());
    }
    void Calc(){
        int N = re.i();
        int[] C = new int[N];
        for(int j=0;j<N-1;j++){
            int f = re.i();
            int t = re.i();
            int a = re.i();
            C[f] ^= a;
            C[t] ^= a;
        }
        int[] A = new int[16];
        for(int i=0;i<N;i++){
            A[C[i]]++;
        }
        int count = 0;
        List<int> D = new List<int>();
        for(int i=1;i<16;i++){
            count += A[i]/2;
            if(A[i]%2 == 1){
                D.Add(i);
            }
        }
        int[] DP = new int[1 << (D.Count)];
        int[] sum = new int[1 << (D.Count)];
        DP[0] = 0;
        sum[0] = 0;
        for(int i=1;i<DP.Length;i++){
            for(int j=0;j<D.Count;j++){
                if((i & (1 << j)) != 0){
                    sum[i] = sum[i-(1<<j)] ^ D[j];
                    break;
                }
            }
        }
        for(int i=1;i<DP.Length;i++){
            if(sum[i] == 0){
                int max = 1;
                for(int j=(i-1) & i;j > 0;j=(j-1) & i){
                    if(sum[j] == 0){
                        max = Math.Max(DP[j]+DP[i-j],max);
                    }
                }
                DP[i] = max;
            }
        }
        count += D.Count-DP[DP.Length-1];
        sb.Append(count+"\n");
    }
}
class ReadData{
    string[] str;
    int counter;
    public ReadData(){
        counter = 0;
    }
    public string s(){
        if(counter == 0){
            str = Console.ReadLine().Split(' ');
            counter = str.Length;
        }
        counter--;
        return str[str.Length-counter-1];
    }
    public int i(){
        return int.Parse(s());
    }
    public long l(){
        return long.Parse(s());
    }
    public double d(){
        return double.Parse(s());
    }
    public int[] ia(int N){
        int[] ans = new int[N];
        for(int j=0;j<N;j++){
            ans[j] = i();
        }
        return ans;
    }
    public int[] ia(){
        str = Console.ReadLine().Split(' ');
        counter = 0;
        int[] ans = new int[str.Length];
        for(int j=0;j<str.Length;j++){
            ans[j] = int.Parse(str[j]);
        }
        return ans;
    }
    public long[] la(int N){
        long[] ans = new long[N];
        for(int j=0;j<N;j++){
            ans[j] = l();
        }
        return ans;
    }
    public long[] la(){
        str = Console.ReadLine().Split(' ');
        counter = 0;
        long[] ans = new long[str.Length];
        for(int j=0;j<str.Length;j++){
            ans[j] = long.Parse(str[j]);
        }
        return ans;
    }
    public double[] da(int N){
        double[] ans = new double[N];
        for(int j=0;j<N;j++){
            ans[j] = d();
        }
        return ans;
    }
    public double[] da(){
        str = Console.ReadLine().Split(' ');
        counter = 0;
        double[] ans = new double[str.Length];
        for(int j=0;j<str.Length;j++){
            ans[j] = double.Parse(str[j]);
        }
        return ans;
    }
    public List<int>[] g(int N,int[] f,int[] t){
        List<int>[] ans = new List<int>[N];
        for(int j=0;j<N;j++){
            ans[j] = new List<int>();
        }
        for(int j=0;j<f.Length;j++){
            ans[f[j]].Add(t[j]);
            ans[t[j]].Add(f[j]);
        }
        return ans;
    }
    public List<int>[] g(int N,int M){
        List<int>[] ans = new List<int>[N];
        for(int j=0;j<N;j++){
            ans[j] = new List<int>();
        }
        for(int j=0;j<M;j++){
            int f = i()-1;
            int t = i()-1;
            ans[f].Add(t);
            ans[t].Add(f);
        }
        return ans;
    }
    public List<int>[] g(){
        int N = i();
        int M = i();
        List<int>[] ans = new List<int>[N];
        for(int j=0;j<N;j++){
            ans[j] = new List<int>();
        }
        for(int j=0;j<M;j++){
            int f = i()-1;
            int t = i()-1;
            ans[f].Add(t);
            ans[t].Add(f);
        }
        return ans;
    }
}
public static class Define{
    public const long mod = 1000000007;
}
public static class Debug{
    public static void Print(double[,,] k){
        for(int i=0;i<k.GetLength(0);i++){
            for(int j=0;j<k.GetLength(1);j++){
                for(int l=0;l<k.GetLength(2);l++){
                    Console.Write(k[i,j,l]+" ");
                }
                Console.WriteLine();
            }
            Console.WriteLine();
        }
    }
    public static void Print(double[,] k){
        for(int i=0;i<k.GetLength(0);i++){
            for(int j=0;j<k.GetLength(1);j++){
                Console.Write(k[i,j]+" ");
            }
            Console.WriteLine();
        }
    }
    public static void Print(double[] k){
        for(int i=0;i<k.Length;i++){
            Console.WriteLine(k[i]);
        }
    }
    public static void Print(long[,,] k){
        for(int i=0;i<k.GetLength(0);i++){
            for(int j=0;j<k.GetLength(1);j++){
                for(int l=0;l<k.GetLength(2);l++){
                    Console.Write(k[i,j,l]+" ");
                }
                Console.WriteLine();
            }
            Console.WriteLine();
        }
    }
    public static void Print(long[,] k){
        for(int i=0;i<k.GetLength(0);i++){
            for(int j=0;j<k.GetLength(1);j++){
                Console.Write(k[i,j]+" ");
            }
            Console.WriteLine();
        }
    }
    public static void Print(long[] k){
        for(int i=0;i<k.Length;i++){
            Console.WriteLine(k[i]);
        }
    }
    public static void Print(int[,,] k){
        for(int i=0;i<k.GetLength(0);i++){
            for(int j=0;j<k.GetLength(1);j++){
                for(int l=0;l<k.GetLength(2);l++){
                    Console.Write(k[i,j,l]+" ");
                }
                Console.WriteLine();
            }
            Console.WriteLine();
        }
    }
    public static void Print(int[,] k){
        for(int i=0;i<k.GetLength(0);i++){
            for(int j=0;j<k.GetLength(1);j++){
                Console.Write(k[i,j]+" ");
            }
            Console.WriteLine();
        }
    }
    public static void Print(int[] k){
        for(int i=0;i<k.Length;i++){
            Console.WriteLine(k[i]);
        }
    }
}