Given an array arr[] of length N containing array elements in the range [1, N], the task is to find the maximum number of pairs having equal sum, given that any element from the array can only be part of a single pair.
Examples:
Input: arr[] = {1, 4, 1, 4}
Output: 2
Explanation: Pairs {{1, 4}, {1, 4}} have equal sum 5.Input: arr[] = {1, 2, 4, 3, 3, 5, 6}
Output: 3
Explanation: Pairs {{1, 5}, {2, 4}, {3, 3}} have equal sum 6.
Approach:
The sum of a pair that can be obtained from the array can neither be less than 2 times the minimum element of the array nor greater than 2 times the largest element, thus we find the maximum number of pairs that can be obtained for each of the sums lying between these extremities and output the maximum among these.
The approach to implement this is as follows:
- Store the frequencies of all the elements of the given array.
- Iterate through every sum lying between the extremities and count the maximum number of pairs we can obtain for each of these sums.
- Print the maximum count among all such pairs obtained to be giving the same summations.
Below is the implementation of the above approach:
// C++ Program to implement // the above approach #include <bits/stdc++.h> using namespace std;
// Function to find the maximum count // of pairs having equal sum int maxCount(vector< int >& freq, int mini, int maxi)
{ // Size of the array
int n = freq.size() - 1;
int ans = 0;
// Iterate through every sum of pairs
// possible from the given array
for ( int sum = 2 * mini; sum <= 2 * maxi; ++sum) {
// Count of pairs with given sum
int possiblePair = 0;
for ( int firElement = 1; firElement < (sum + 1) / 2;
firElement++) {
// Check for a possible pair
if (sum - firElement <= maxi) {
// Update count of possible pair
possiblePair += min(freq[firElement],
freq[sum - firElement]);
}
}
if (sum % 2 == 0) {
possiblePair += freq[sum / 2] / 2;
}
// Update the answer by taking the
// pair which is maximum
// for every possible sum
ans = max(ans, possiblePair);
}
// Return the max possible pair
return ans;
} // Function to return the // count of pairs int countofPairs(vector< int >& a)
{ // Size of the array
int n = a.size();
int mini = *min_element(a.begin(), a.end()),
maxi = *max_element(a.begin(), a.end());
// Stores the frequencies
vector< int > freq(n + 1, 0);
// Count the frequency
for ( int i = 0; i < n; ++i)
freq[a[i]]++;
return maxCount(freq, mini, maxi);
} // Driver Code int main()
{ vector< int > a = { 1, 2, 4, 3, 3, 5, 6 };
// Function Call
cout << countofPairs(a) << endl;
} |
// Java program to implement // the above approach import java.io.*;
class GFG{
// Function to find the maximum count // of pairs having equal sum static int maxCount( int [] freq, int maxi, int mini)
{ // Size of the array
int n = freq.length - 1 ;
int ans = 0 ;
// Iterate through every sum of pairs
// possible from the given array
for ( int sum = 2 *mini; sum <= 2 * maxi; ++sum)
{
// Count of pairs with given sum
int possiblePair = 0 ;
for ( int firElement = 1 ;
firElement < (sum + 1 ) / 2 ;
firElement++)
{
// Check for a possible pair
if (sum - firElement <= maxi)
{
// Update count of possible pair
possiblePair += Math.min(freq[firElement],
freq[sum - firElement]);
}
}
if (sum % 2 == 0 )
{
possiblePair += freq[sum / 2 ] / 2 ;
}
// Update the answer by taking the
// pair which is maximum
// for every possible sum
ans = Math.max(ans, possiblePair);
}
// Return the max possible pair
return ans;
} // Function to return the // count of pairs static int countofPairs( int [] a)
{ // Size of the array
int n = a.length;
// Stores the frequencies
int []freq = new int [n + 1 ];
int maxi = - 1 ;
int mini = n+ 1 ;
for ( int i = 0 ;i<n;i++)
{
maxi = Math.max(maxi,a[i]);
mini = Math.min(mini,a[i]);
}
// Count the frequency
for ( int i = 0 ; i < n; ++i)
freq[a[i]]++;
return maxCount(freq,maxi,mini);
} // Driver Code public static void main(String[] args)
{ int []a = { 1 , 2 , 4 , 3 , 3 , 5 , 6 };
System.out.print(countofPairs(a) + "\n" );
} } // This code is contributed by Princi Singh |
# Python3 program to implement # the above approach # Function to find the maximum count # of pairs having equal sum def maxCount(freq, maxi, mini):
# Size of the array
n = len (freq) - 1
ans = 0
# Iterate through every sum of pairs
# possible from the given array
sum = 2 * mini
while sum < = 2 * maxi:
# Count of pairs with given sum
possiblePair = 0
for firElement in range ( 1 , ( sum + 1 ) / / 2 ):
# Check for a possible pair
if ( sum - firElement < = maxi):
# Update count of possible pair
possiblePair + = min (freq[firElement],
freq[ sum - firElement])
if ( sum % 2 = = 0 ):
possiblePair + = freq[ sum / / 2 ] / / 2
sum + = 1
# Update the answer by taking the
# pair which is maximum
# for every possible sum
ans = max (ans, possiblePair)
# Return the max possible pair
return ans
# Function to return the # count of pairs def countofPairs(a):
# Size of the array
n = len (a)
# Stores the frequencies
freq = [ 0 ] * (n + 1 )
maxi = - 1
mini = n + 1
for i in range ( len (a)):
maxi = max (maxi, a[i])
mini = min (mini, a[i])
# Count the frequency
for i in range (n):
freq[a[i]] + = 1
return maxCount(freq, maxi, mini)
# Driver Code if __name__ = = "__main__" :
a = [ 1 , 2 , 4 , 3 , 3 , 5 , 6 ]
print (countofPairs(a))
# This code is contributed by chitranayal |
// C# program to implement // the above approach using System;
class GFG {
// Function to find the maximum count
// of pairs having equal sum
static int maxCount( int [] freq)
{
// Size of the array
int n = freq.Length - 1;
int ans = 0;
// Iterate through every sum of pairs
// possible from the given array
for ( int sum = 2; sum <= 2 * n; ++sum) {
// Count of pairs with given sum
int possiblePair = 0;
for ( int firElement = 1;
firElement < (sum + 1) / 2; firElement++) {
// Check for a possible pair
if (sum - firElement <= n) {
// Update count of possible pair
possiblePair
+= Math.Min(freq[firElement],
freq[sum - firElement]);
}
}
if (sum % 2 == 0) {
possiblePair += freq[sum / 2] / 2;
}
// Update the answer by taking the
// pair which is maximum
// for every possible sum
ans = Math.Max(ans, possiblePair);
}
// Return the max possible pair
return ans;
}
// Function to return the
// count of pairs
static int countofPairs( int [] a)
{
// Size of the array
int n = a.Length;
// Stores the frequencies
int [] freq = new int [n + 1];
// Count the frequency
for ( int i = 0; i < n; ++i)
freq[a[i]]++;
return maxCount(freq);
}
// Driver Code
public static void Main(String[] args)
{
int [] a = { 1, 2, 4, 3, 3, 5, 6 };
Console.Write(countofPairs(a) + "\n" );
}
} // This code is contributed by Amit Katiyar |
<script> // JavaScript program to implement // the above approach // Function to find the maximum count // of pairs having equal sum function maxCount(freq, maxi, mini)
{ // Size of the array
let n = freq.length - 1;
let ans = 0;
// Iterate through every sum of pairs
// possible from the given array
for (let sum = 2*mini; sum <= 2 * maxi; ++sum)
{
// Count of pairs with given sum
let possiblePair = 0;
for (let firElement = 1;
firElement < Math.floor((sum + 1) / 2);
firElement++)
{
// Check for a possible pair
if (sum - firElement <= maxi)
{
// Update count of possible pair
possiblePair += Math.min(freq[firElement],
freq[sum - firElement]);
}
}
if (sum % 2 == 0)
{
possiblePair += freq[sum / 2] / 2;
}
// Update the answer by taking the
// pair which is maximum
// for every possible sum
ans = Math.max(ans, possiblePair);
}
// Return the max possible pair
return ans;
} // Function to return the // count of pairs function countofPairs(a)
{ // Size of the array
let n = a.length;
// Stores the frequencies
let freq = Array.from({length: n+1}, (_, i) => 0);
let maxi = -1;
let mini = n+1;
for (let i = 0;i<n;i++)
{
maxi = Math.max(maxi,a[i]);
mini = Math.min(mini,a[i]);
}
// Count the frequency
for (let i = 0; i < n; ++i)
freq[a[i]]++;
return maxCount(freq,maxi,mini);
} // Driver Code let a = [ 1, 2, 4, 3, 3, 5, 6 ];
document.write(countofPairs(a));
</script> |
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Time Complexity: O(N2)
Auxiliary Space: O(N)