Find maximum value of the last element after reducing the array with given operations
Given an array arr[] of N elements, you have to perform the following operation on the given array until the array is reduced to a single elements,
- Choose two indices i and j such that i != j.
- Replace arr[i] with arr[i] – arr[j] and remove arr[j] from the array.
The task is to maximize and print the value of the last remaining element of the array.
Examples:
Input: arr[] = {20, 3, -15, 7}
Output: 45
Step 1: We can remove 7 and replace -15 with -22.
step 2: We can remove 3 and replace -22 with -25.
step 3: We can remove -25 and replace 20 with 45.
So 45 is the maximum value that we can get.
Input: arr[] = {5, 4, 6, 2}
Output: 13
Approach: In order to maximize the value of the last remaining element, there are three cases:
- Array has negative as well as positive numbers: First we will subtract all positive numbers (except one) from negative numbers. After this, we will only be left with a single positive and a single negative number. Now, we will subtract that negative number from the positive one which will yield a positive number at last as a result. So, in this case, the result is the sum of absolute values of the array elements.
- Array contains only positive numbers: First we find the smallest number and then subtract all positive numbers from it except one positive number. After this we get just one positive number and one negative number, now we will subtract the negative number from that positive one which will yield a positive number at last as a result. Here we can observe that the smallest
number has vanished and also the value is basically cut out from next greater element which is different from case 1. So, in this case the result is the sum of absolute values of array elements – 2 * minimum element.
- Array contains only negative numbers: First we find the largest number and then subtract all negative number from it except one negative number. After this we get just one negative number and one positive number, now we will subtract the negative number from that positive one which will yield a positive number at last as a result. Here we can observe that the largest number has vanished and also the value is basically cut out from next greater element which is different from case 1. So in this case the result is the sum of the absolute values of array elements – 2 * absolute of largest element. Here we take largest as absolute of largest is smallest in case of negative number.
Below is the implementation of the above approach:
C++
#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
int find_maximum_value( int a[], int n)
{
int sum = 0;
int minimum = INT_MAX;
int pos = 0, neg = 0;
for ( int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
minimum = min(minimum, abs (a[i]));
sum += abs (a[i]);
if (a[i] >= 0)
pos += 1;
else
neg += 1;
}
if (pos > 0 && neg > 0)
return sum;
return (sum - 2 * minimum);
}
int main()
{
int a[] = { 5, 4, 6, 2 };
int n = sizeof (a) / sizeof (a[0]);
cout << find_maximum_value(a, n);
return 0;
}
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Java
import java.io.*;
class GFG
{
static int find_maximum_value( int a[], int n)
{
int sum = 0 ;
int minimum = Integer.MAX_VALUE;
int pos = 0 , neg = 0 ;
for ( int i = 0 ; i < n; i++)
{
minimum = Math.min(minimum, Math.abs(a[i]));
sum += Math.abs(a[i]);
if (a[i] >= 0 )
pos += 1 ;
else
neg += 1 ;
}
if (pos > 0 && neg > 0 )
return sum;
return (sum - 2 * minimum);
}
public static void main (String[] args)
{
int []a = { 5 , 4 , 6 , 2 };
int n = a.length;
System.out.println(find_maximum_value(a, n));
}
}
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Python
def find_maximum_value(a, n):
sum = 0
minimum = 10 * * 9
pos = 0
neg = 0
for i in range (n):
minimum = min (minimum, abs (a[i]))
sum + = abs (a[i])
if (a[i] > = 0 ):
pos + = 1
else :
neg + = 1
if (pos > 0 and neg > 0 ):
return sum
return ( sum - 2 * minimum)
a = [ 5 , 4 , 6 , 2 ]
n = len (a)
print (find_maximum_value(a, n))
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C#
using System;
class GFG
{
static int find_maximum_value( int []a, int n)
{
int sum = 0;
int minimum = int .MaxValue;
int pos = 0, neg = 0;
for ( int i = 0; i < n; i++)
{
minimum = Math.Min(minimum, Math.Abs(a[i]));
sum += Math.Abs(a[i]);
if (a[i] >= 0)
pos += 1;
else
neg += 1;
}
if (pos > 0 && neg > 0)
return sum;
return (sum - 2 * minimum);
}
static public void Main ()
{
int []a = { 5, 4, 6, 2 };
int n = a.Length;
Console.WriteLine(find_maximum_value(a, n));
}
}
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Javascript
<script>
function find_maximum_value(a , n) {
var sum = 0;
var minimum = Number.MAX_VALUE;
var pos = 0, neg = 0;
for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
minimum = Math.min(minimum, Math.abs(a[i]));
sum += Math.abs(a[i]);
if (a[i] >= 0)
pos += 1;
else
neg += 1;
}
if (pos > 0 && neg > 0)
return sum;
return (sum - 2 * minimum);
}
var a = [ 5, 4, 6, 2 ];
var n = a.length;
document.write(find_maximum_value(a, n));
</script>
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Time Complexity: O(N)
Auxiliary Space: O(1)
Last Updated :
31 May, 2022
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