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Given an array arr[] of size N an integer K, the task is to find the maximize the first element of the array by performing the following operations at most K times: 

  1. Choose a pair of indices i and j (0 ? i, j ? N-1) such that |i ? j| = 1 and arri > 0.
  2. Set arri = arri ? 1 and arrj = arrj + 1 on those two indices.

Examples:

Input: arr[ ] = {1, 0, 3, 2}, K = 5
Output: 3
Explanation:
One of the possible set of operations can be:
Operation 1: Select i = 3 and j = 2. Therefore, the array modifies to {1, 1, 2, 2}.
Operation 2: Select i = 3 and j = 2. Therefore, the array modifies to {1, 2, 1, 2}.
Operation 3: Select i = 2 and j = 1. Therefore, the array modifies to {2, 1, 1, 2}.
Operation 4: Select i = 2 and j = 1. Therefore, the array modifies to {3, 0, 1, 2}.

Input: arr[] = {5, 1}, K = 2
Output: 6

Approach: Follow the steps below to solve the problem:

  1. At any point, it is optimal to choose indices i and j closest to first element of the array, with i > j.
  2. Therefore, for every operation, traverse the array from left to right and move the elements closer towards the first element.
  3. If all the elements are in the first position at some point, stop traversing and print the first array element.

Below is the implementation of the above approach:

C++




// C++ program for the above approach
 
#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
 
// Function to maximize
// the first array element
int getMax(int arr[], int N, int K)
{
 
    // Traverse the array
    for (int i = 1; i < N; i++) {
 
        // Initialize cur_val to a[i]
        int cur_val = arr[i];
 
        // If all operations
        // are not over yet
        while (K >= i) {
 
            // If current value is
            // greater than zero
            if (cur_val > 0) {
 
                // Incrementing first
                // element of array by 1
                arr[0] = arr[0] + 1;
 
                // Decrementing current
                // value of array by 1
                cur_val = cur_val - 1;
 
                // Decrementing number
                // of operations by i
                K = K - i;
            }
 
            // If current value is
            // zero, then break
            else
                break;
        }
    }
 
    // Print first array element
    cout << arr[0];
}
 
// Driver Code
int main()
{
    // Given array
    int arr[] = { 1, 0, 3, 2 };
 
    // Size of the array
    int N = sizeof(arr) / sizeof(arr[0]);
 
    // Given K
    int K = 5;
 
    // Prints the maximum
    // possible value of the
    // first array element
    getMax(arr, N, K);
 
    return 0;
}


Java




// Java program for the above approach
class GFG{
 
  // Function to maximize
  // the first array element
  static void getMax(int arr[], int N, int K)
  {
 
    // Traverse the array
    for (int i = 1; i < N; i++)
    {
 
      // Initialize cur_val to a[i]
      int cur_val = arr[i];
 
      // If all operations
      // are not over yet
      while (K >= i)
      {
 
        // If current value is
        // greater than zero
        if (cur_val > 0)
        {
 
          // Incrementing first
          // element of array by 1
          arr[0] = arr[0] + 1;
 
          // Decrementing current
          // value of array by 1
          cur_val = cur_val - 1;
 
          // Decrementing number
          // of operations by i
          K = K - i;
        }
 
        // If current value is
        // zero, then break
        else
          break;
      }
    }
 
    // Print first array element
    System.out.print(arr[0]);
  }
 
  // Driver Code
  public static void main(String[] args)
  {
     
    // Given array
    int arr[] = { 1, 0, 3, 2 };
 
    // Size of the array
    int N = arr.length;
 
    // Given K
    int K = 5;
 
    // Prints the maximum
    // possible value of the
    // first array element
    getMax(arr, N, K);
  }
}
 
// This code is contributed by shikhasingrajput


Python3




# Python3 program for the above approach
 
# Function to maximize
# the first array element
def getMax(arr, N, K):
     
    # Traverse the array
    for i in range(1, N, 1):
         
        # Initialize cur_val to a[i]
        cur_val = arr[i]
 
        # If all operations
        # are not over yet
        while (K >= i):
             
            # If current value is
            # greater than zero
            if (cur_val > 0):
 
                # Incrementing first
                # element of array by 1
                arr[0] = arr[0] + 1
 
                # Decrementing current
                # value of array by 1
                cur_val = cur_val - 1
 
                # Decrementing number
                # of operations by i
                K = K - i
 
            # If current value is
            # zero, then break
            else:
                break
 
    # Print first array element
    print(arr[0])
 
# Driver Code
if __name__ == '__main__':
     
    # Given array
    arr = [ 1, 0, 3, 2 ]
 
    # Size of the array
    N = len(arr)
 
    # Given K
    K = 5
 
    # Prints the maximum
    # possible value of the
    # first array element
    getMax(arr, N, K)
 
# This code is contributed by SURENDRA_GANGWAR


C#




// C# program for the above approach
using System;
 
class GFG{
     
// Function to maximize
// the first array element
static void getMax(int[] arr, int N,
                   int K)
{
     
    // Traverse the array
    for(int i = 1; i < N; i++)
    {
         
        // Initialize cur_val to a[i]
        int cur_val = arr[i];
   
        // If all operations
        // are not over yet
        while (K >= i)
        {
             
            // If current value is
            // greater than zero
            if (cur_val > 0)
            {
                 
                // Incrementing first
                // element of array by 1
                arr[0] = arr[0] + 1;
                 
                // Decrementing current
                // value of array by 1
                cur_val = cur_val - 1;
                 
                // Decrementing number
                // of operations by i
                K = K - i;
            }
   
            // If current value is
            // zero, then break
            else
                break;
        }
    }
     
    // Print first array element
    Console.Write(arr[0]);
 
// Driver code
static void Main()
{
     
    // Given array
    int[] arr = { 1, 0, 3, 2 };
     
    // Size of the array
    int N = arr.Length;
     
    // Given K
    int K = 5;
     
    // Prints the maximum
    // possible value of the
    // first array element
    getMax(arr, N, K);
}
}
 
// This code is contributed by divyesh072019


Javascript




<script>
// javascript program for the above approach   
// Function to maximize
    // the first array element
    function getMax(arr , N , K) {
 
        // Traverse the array
        for (i = 1; i < N; i++) {
 
            // Initialize cur_val to a[i]
            var cur_val = arr[i];
 
            // If all operations
            // are not over yet
            while (K >= i) {
 
                // If current value is
                // greater than zero
                if (cur_val > 0) {
 
                    // Incrementing first
                    // element of array by 1
                    arr[0] = arr[0] + 1;
 
                    // Decrementing current
                    // value of array by 1
                    cur_val = cur_val - 1;
 
                    // Decrementing number
                    // of operations by i
                    K = K - i;
                }
 
                // If current value is
                // zero, then break
                else
                    break;
            }
        }
 
        // Print first array element
        document.write(arr[0]);
    }
 
    // Driver Code
     
        // Given array
        var arr = [ 1, 0, 3, 2 ];
 
        // Size of the array
        var N = arr.length;
 
        // Given K
        var K = 5;
 
        // Prints the maximum
        // possible value of the
        // first array element
        getMax(arr, N, K);
 
// This code is contributed by aashish1995
</script>


Output: 

3

 

Time Complexity: O(N)
Auxiliary Space: O(1)

 



Last Updated : 20 Oct, 2021
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