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Given a binary array arr[] of zero’s and one’s only. The task is to find the minimum number of one’s to be changed to zero such if there exist any index i      in the array such that arr[i] = 0 then arr[i-1] and arr[i+1] both should not be equals to 1      at the same time.

That is, for any index i      the below condition should fail: 

if (arr[i]== 0):
    (arr[i-1] == 1) && (arr[i+1] == 1)

Note: 1-based indexing is considered for the array.

Examples

Input : arr[] = { 1, 1, 0, 1, 1, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0 } 
Output : 2 
Explanation: Indexes 2 and 7 OR 4 and 7 can be changed to zero.

Input : arr[] = { 1, 1, 0, 0, 0 } 
Output : 0  

Approach: The idea is that, whenever we found condition like arr[i-1] = 1 \;and\; arr[i] = 0 \;and \;arr[i+1] = 1      we simply changed the value of (i+1)th index to zero(0). So that index between (i-1)-th and (i+1)-th index is safe.

Below is the implementation of the above approach: 

C++

// C++ program to find minimum number
// of 1's  to be replaced to 0's
#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
 
// Function to find minimum number
// of 1's  to be replaced to 0's
int minChanges(int A[], int n)
{
    int cnt = 0;
 
    for (int i = 0; i < n - 2; ++i) {
 
        if ((i - 1 >= 0) && A[i - 1] == 1
            && A[i + 1] == 1 && A[i] == 0) {
            A[i + 1] = 0;
            cnt++;
        }
 
    }
 
    // return final answer
    return cnt;
}
 
// Driver program
int main()
{
    int A[] = { 1, 1, 0, 1, 1, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0 };
    int n = sizeof(A) / sizeof(A[0]);
 
    cout << minChanges(A, n);
 
    return 0;
}

                    

Java

// Java program to find minimum number
// of 1's to be replaced to 0's
import java.lang.*;
import java.util.*;
 
class GFG
{
// Function to find minimum number
// of 1's to be replaced to 0's
static int minChanges(int[] A, int n)
{
    int cnt = 0;
 
    for (int i = 0; i < n - 2; ++i)
    {
 
        if ((i - 1 >= 0) && A[i - 1] == 1 &&
                            A[i + 1] == 1 &&
                            A[i] == 0)
        {
            A[i + 1] = 0;
            cnt++;
        }
 
    }
 
    // return final answer
    return cnt;
}
 
// Driver Code
public static void main(String args[])
{
    int[] A = { 1, 1, 0, 1, 1, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0 };
    int n = A.length;
 
    System.out.print(minChanges(A, n));
}
}
 
// This code is contributed
// by Akanksha Rai

                    

Python3

# Python 3 program to find minimum
# number of 1's to be replaced to 0's
     
# Function to find minimum number
# of 1's to be replaced to 0's
def minChanges(A, n):
    cnt = 0
    for i in range(n - 2):
        if ((i - 1 >= 0) and A[i - 1] == 1 and
           A[i + 1] == 1 and A[i] == 0):
            A[i + 1] = 0
            cnt = cnt + 1
     
    # return final answer
    return cnt
     
# Driver Code
A = [1, 1, 0, 1, 1, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0]
n = len(A)
print(minChanges(A, n))
         
# This code is contributed
# by Shashank_Sharma

                    

C#

// C# program to find minimum number
// of 1's to be replaced to 0's
using System;
 
class GFG
{
// Function to find minimum number
// of 1's to be replaced to 0's
static int minChanges(int[] A, int n)
{
    int cnt = 0;
 
    for (int i = 0; i < n - 2; ++i)
    {
 
        if ((i - 1 >= 0) && A[i - 1] == 1 &&
                            A[i + 1] == 1 && A[i] == 0)
        {
            A[i + 1] = 0;
            cnt++;
        }
 
    }
 
    // return final answer
    return cnt;
}
 
// Driver Code
public static void Main()
{
    int[] A = { 1, 1, 0, 1, 1, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0 };
    int n = A.Length;
 
    Console.Write(minChanges(A, n));
}
}
 
// This code is contributed
// by Akanksha Rai

                    

PHP

<?php
// PHP program to find minimum number
// of 1's to be replaced to 0's
 
// Function to find minimum number
// of 1's to be replaced to 0's
function minChanges($A, $n)
{
    $cnt = 0;
 
    for ($i = 0; $i < $n - 2; ++$i)
    {
        if (($i - 1 >= 0) && $A[$i - 1] == 1 &&
          $A[$i + 1] == 1 && $A[$i] == 0)
        {
            $A[$i + 1] = 0;
            $cnt++;
        }
 
    }
 
    // return final answer
    return $cnt;
}
 
// Driver Code
$A = array(1, 1, 0, 1, 1,
           0, 1, 0, 1, 0);
$n = sizeof($A);
 
echo minChanges($A, $n);
 
// This code is contributed
// by Ankita_Saini
?>

                    

Javascript

<script>
 
// Javascript program to find minimum number
// of 1's  to be replaced to 0's
 
// Function to find minimum number
// of 1's  to be replaced to 0's
function minChanges(A, n)
{
    var cnt = 0;
 
    for (var i = 0; i < n - 2; ++i) {
 
        if ((i - 1 >= 0) && A[i - 1] == 1
            && A[i + 1] == 1 && A[i] == 0) {
            A[i + 1] = 0;
            cnt++;
        }
 
    }
 
    // return final answer
    return cnt;
}
 
 
var A = [ 1, 1, 0, 1, 1, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0 ];
var n = A.length;
document.write(  minChanges(A, n));
 
 
// This code is contributed by SoumikMondal
 
</script>

                    

Output
2

Complexity Analysis:

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


Last Updated : 08 Sep, 2022
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