Description
Best Sightseeing Pair: You are given an integer array values
where values[i] represents the value of the ith
sightseeing spot. Two sightseeing spots i
and j
have a distance j - i
between them.
The score of a pair (i < j
) of sightseeing spots is values[i] + values[j] + i - j
: the sum of the values of the sightseeing spots, minus the distance between them.
Return the maximum score of a pair of sightseeing spots.
Example:
Input: values = [8,1,5,2,6]
Output: 11
Explanation: i = 0, j = 2, values[i] + values[j] + i - j = 8 + 5 + 0 - 2 = 11
Solution
The basic way is to use mathematics.
According to the description: The score of a pair (i < j
) of sightseeing spots is values[i] + values[j] + i - j
, and our goal it to maximize the score.
Then, we modify this formula: values[i] + values[j] + i - j
= (values[j] - j) + (values[i] + i)
.
So, the only thing for us is to find an anwser: (values[j] - j) + max(values[i] + i)
, where i < j
.
Code
class Solution {
public:
int maxScoreSightseeingPair(vector<int>& values) {
int n = values.size(), prev = values[0] + 0, ans = 0;
for(int i = 1; i < n; i++) {
ans = max(ans, prev + values[i] - i);
prev = max(prev, values[i] + i);
}
return ans;
}
};
Complexity
Time complexity: O(n)
Space complexity: O(1)