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Given a sequence of non-negative integers, find the subsequence of length 3 having maximum product with the numbers of the subsequence being in ascending order.  Examples:

 
Input: 
arr[] = {6, 7, 8, 1, 2, 3, 9, 10} 
Output: 
8 9 10

Input: 
arr[] = {1, 5, 10, 8, 9}
Output: 5 8 9

Approach: Since we want to find the maximum product, we need to find following two things for every element in the given sequence:

  • LSL: The largest smaller element on left of given element 
  • LGR: The largest greater element on right of given element. 

Once we find LSL and LGR for an element, we can find the product of element with its LSL and LGR (if they both exist). We calculate this product for every element and return maximum of all products.

 A simple method is to use nested loops. The outer loop traverses every element in sequence. Inside the outer loop, run two inner loops (one after other) to find LSL and LGR of current element. Time complexity of this method is O(n2). We can do this in O(nLogn) time.

For simplicity, let us first create two arrays LSL[] and LGR[] of size n each where n is number of elements in input array arr[]. The main task is to fill two arrays LSL[] and LGR[]. Once we have these two arrays filled, all we need to find maximum product LSL[i]*arr[i]*LGR[i] where 0 < i < n-1 (Note that LSL[i] doesn’t exist for i = 0 and LGR[i] doesn’t exist for i = n-1). We can fill LSL[] in O(nLogn) time. The idea is to use a Balanced Binary Search Tree like AVL. We start with empty AVL tree, insert the leftmost element in it. Then we traverse the input array starting from the second element to second last element. For every element currently being traversed, we find the floor of it in AVL tree. 

If a floor exists, we store the floor in LSL[], otherwise we store NIL. After storing the floor, we insert the current element in the AVL tree. We can fill LGR[] in O(n) time. The idea is similar to this post. We traverse from right side and keep track of the largest element. If the largest element is greater than current element, we store it in LGR[], otherwise, we store NIL. Finally, we run a O(n) loop and return maximum of LSL[i]*arr[i]*LGR[i]. Note that we can avoid space required for LSL, we can find and use LSL values in final loop.

Implementation:

C++




// Include necessary header files
#include <iostream>
#include <vector>
#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
  
// Function to perform binary search
int binarySearch(vector<int> a, int x)
{
    int left = 0;
    int right = a.size() - 1;
    while (left <= right) {
        int mid = (left + right) / 2;
        if (a[mid] >= x) {
            right = mid - 1;
        }
        else {
            left = mid + 1;
        }
    }
    if (left > 0) {
        return left - 1;
    }
    else {
        return -1;
    }
}
  
// Function to find LSL, LGR, and the maximum product of a
// triplet
int* countArray(int arr[], int n)
{
    // Calculate LGR for each element
    int LGR[n];
    for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
        LGR[i] = arr[i];
    }
    LGR[n - 1] = -1;
    int maxFromRight = arr[n - 1];
    for (int i = n - 2; i >= 0; i--) {
        int temp = LGR[i];
        LGR[i] = maxFromRight;
        if (maxFromRight < temp) {
            maxFromRight = temp;
        }
    }
  
    // Calculate LSL for each element
    int LSL[n];
    LSL[0] = -1;
    vector<int> lst;
    lst.push_back(arr[0]);
    for (int i = 1; i < n; i++) {
        int idx = binarySearch(lst, arr[i]);
        if (idx != -1) {
            LSL[i] = lst[idx];
        }
        lst.insert(lst.begin() + idx + 1, arr[i]);
    }
  
    int maxProduct = INT_MIN;
    static int ans[] = { -1, -1, -1 };
    for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
        int currP = LSL[i] * arr[i] * LGR[i];
        if (currP > maxProduct && LSL[i] < arr[i]
            && arr[i] < LGR[i]) {
            ans[0] = LSL[i];
            ans[1] = arr[i];
            ans[2] = LGR[i];
            maxProduct = currP;
        }
    }
    return ans;
}
  
// Main function
int main()
{
    int arr[] = { 6, 7, 8, 1, 2, 3, 9, 10 };
    int n = sizeof(arr) / sizeof(arr[0]);
    int* ans = countArray(arr, n);
    if (ans[0] == -1) {
        cout << "Not Present" << endl;
    }
    else {
        for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
            cout << ans[i] << " ";
        }
    }
    return 0;
}


Java




import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;
  
class Solution {
    public int binarySearch(List<Integer> a, int x)
    {
        int left = 0;
        int right = a.size() - 1;
        while (left <= right) {
            int mid = (left + right) / 2;
            if (a.get(mid) >= x) {
                right = mid - 1;
            }
            else {
                left = mid + 1;
            }
        }
        if (left > 0) {
            return left - 1;
        }
        else {
            return -1;
        }
    }
  
    public int[] countArray(int[] arr, int n)
    {
        // Calculate LGR for each element
        int[] LGR = new int[n];
        for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
            LGR[i] = arr[i];
        }
        LGR[n - 1] = -1;
        int maxFromRight = arr[n - 1];
        for (int i = n - 2; i >= 0; i--) {
            int temp = LGR[i];
            LGR[i] = maxFromRight;
            if (maxFromRight < temp) {
                maxFromRight = temp;
            }
        }
        // Calculate LSL for each element
        int[] LSL = new int[n];
        LSL[0] = -1;
        List<Integer> lst = new ArrayList<>();
        lst.add(arr[0]);
  
        for (int i = 1; i < n; i++) {
            int idx = binarySearch(lst, arr[i]);
            if (idx != -1) {
                LSL[i] = lst.get(idx);
            }
            lst.add(idx + 1, arr[i]);
        }
        int maxProduct = Integer.MIN_VALUE;
        int[] ans = new int[] { -1 };
        for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
            int currP = LSL[i] * arr[i] * LGR[i];
            if (currP > maxProduct && LSL[i] < arr[i]
                && arr[i] < LGR[i]) {
                ans = new int[] { LSL[i], arr[i], LGR[i] };
                maxProduct = currP;
            }
        }
        return ans;
    }
  
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
        int[] ans = new Solution().countArray(
            new int[] { 6, 7, 8, 1, 2, 3, 9, 10 }, 8);
        if (ans[0] == -1) {
            System.out.println("Not Present");
        }
        else {
            for (int i = 0; i < ans.length; i++) {
                System.out.print(ans[i] + " ");
            }
        }
    }
}


Python3




from bisect import bisect_left
class Solution:
    def BinarySearch(self,a, x):
        i = bisect_left(a, x)
        if i:
            return (i-1)
        else:
            return -1
    def countArray(self, arr, n) : 
        # Calculate LGR for each element 
        LGR=[i for i in arr]
        LGR[-1]=-1
        max_from_right = arr[n-1]
        for i in range(n-2,-1,-1):
            temp=LGR[i]
            LGR[i]=max_from_right
            if max_from_right< temp:
                max_from_right=temp
        # Calculate LSL for each element
        LSL = [0] * (n)
        LSL[0] = -1
        lst = []
        lst.append(arr[0])
  
        for i in range(1, n):
            idx = self.BinarySearch(lst, arr[i])
            if(idx != -1):
                LSL[i] = lst[idx]
            lst.insert(idx+1 , arr[i])
        maxProduct=float('-inf')
        ans=[-1]
        for i in range(0,n):
            currP = LSL[i]*arr[i]*LGR[i]
            if currP>maxProduct and LSL[i]<arr[i] and arr[i]<LGR[i]:
                ans=[]
                ans.extend([LSL[i],arr[i],LGR[i]])
                maxProduct=currP
        return ans
  
ans = Solution().countArray([6, 7, 8, 1, 2, 3, 9, 10],8)
if(ans[0]==-1):
  print("Not Present")
else:
  print(*ans)


C#




using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
  
class Solution
{
    public int binarySearch(List<int> a, int x)
    {
        int left = 0;
        int right = a.Count - 1;
        while (left <= right)
        {
            int mid = (left + right) / 2;
            if (a[mid] >= x)
            {
                right = mid - 1;
            }
            else
            {
                left = mid + 1;
            }
        }
        if (left > 0)
        {
            return left - 1;
        }
        else
        {
            return -1;
        }
    }
  
    public int[] countArray(int[] arr, int n)
    {
        // Calculate LGR for each element
        int[] LGR = new int[n];
        for (int i = 0; i < n; i++)
        {
            LGR[i] = arr[i];
        }
        LGR[n - 1] = -1;
        int maxFromRight = arr[n - 1];
        for (int i = n - 2; i >= 0; i--)
        {
            int temp = LGR[i];
            LGR[i] = maxFromRight;
            if (maxFromRight < temp)
            {
                maxFromRight = temp;
            }
        }
        // Calculate LSL for each element
        int[] LSL = new int[n];
        LSL[0] = -1;
        List<int> lst = new List<int>();
        lst.Add(arr[0]);
  
        for (int i = 1; i < n; i++)
        {
            int idx = binarySearch(lst, arr[i]);
            if (idx != -1)
            {
                LSL[i] = lst[idx];
            }
            lst.Insert(idx + 1, arr[i]);
        }
        int maxProduct = int.MinValue;
        int[] ans = new int[] { -1 };
        for (int i = 0; i < n; i++)
        {
            int currP = LSL[i] * arr[i] * LGR[i];
            if (currP > maxProduct && LSL[i] < arr[i]
                && arr[i] < LGR[i])
            {
                ans = new int[] { LSL[i], arr[i], LGR[i] };
                maxProduct = currP;
            }
        }
        return ans;
    }
  
    public static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        int[] ans = new Solution().countArray(
            new int[] { 6, 7, 8, 1, 2, 3, 9, 10 }, 8);
        if (ans[0] == -1)
        {
            Console.WriteLine("Not Present");
        }
        else
        {
            for (int i = 0; i < ans.Length; i++)
            {
                Console.Write(ans[i] + " ");
            }
        }
    }
}


Javascript




// Function to perform binary search
function binarySearch(a, x) {
    let left = 0;
    let right = a.length - 1;
    while (left <= right) {
        let mid = Math.floor((left + right) / 2);
        if (a[mid] >= x) {
            right = mid - 1;
        }
        else {
            left = mid + 1;
        }
    }
    if (left > 0) {
        return left - 1;
    }
    else {
        return -1;
    }
}
  
// Function to find LSL, LGR, and the maximum product of a triplet
function countArray(arr, n) {
    // Calculate LGR for each element
    let LGR = [];
    for (let i = 0; i < n; i++) {
        LGR[i] = arr[i];
    }
    LGR[n - 1] = -1;
    let maxFromRight = arr[n - 1];
    for (let i = n - 2; i >= 0; i--) {
        let temp = LGR[i];
        LGR[i] = maxFromRight;
        if (maxFromRight < temp) {
            maxFromRight = temp;
        }
    }
  
    // Calculate LSL for each element
    let LSL = [];
    LSL[0] = -1;
    let lst = [];
    lst.push(arr[0]);
    for (let i = 1; i < n; i++) {
        let idx = binarySearch(lst, arr[i]);
        if (idx != -1) {
            LSL[i] = lst[idx];
        }
        lst.splice(idx + 1, 0, arr[i]);
    }
  
    let maxProduct = Number.MIN_SAFE_INTEGER;
    let ans = [-1, -1, -1];
    for (let i = 0; i < n; i++) {
        let currP = LSL[i] * arr[i] * LGR[i];
        if (currP > maxProduct && LSL[i] < arr[i]
            && arr[i] < LGR[i]) {
            ans[0] = LSL[i];
            ans[1] = arr[i];
            ans[2] = LGR[i];
            maxProduct = currP;
        }
    }
    return ans;
}
  
let arr = [6, 7, 8, 1, 2, 3, 9, 10];
let n = arr.length;
let ans = countArray(arr, n);
if (ans[0] == -1) {
    console.log("Not Present");
}
else {
    for (let i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
        console.log(ans[i] + " ");
    }
}


Output

8 9 10

Time Complexity:-  O(nLogn)
Auxiliary Space:- O(n)



Last Updated : 18 Sep, 2023
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