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Minimum Largest Element

Logical Breakdown

  • [ ] Subproblem Identification:
  • [ ] Optimal Substructure:
  • [ ] Constraint Handling: (e.g., Modulo \(10^9 + 7\))
  • [ ] Optimization: (Matrix Exponentiation if 'A' is huge)

Mathematical Rigor

State Definition

Let \(dp[i]\) be the state for the \(i\)-th subproblem.

Recurrence Relation

\[ dp[i] = ... \]

Visualization

graph TD A["Current State"] --> B["Previous State 1"] A --> C["Previous State 2"]

Complexity Analysis

Approach Time Complexity Space Complexity
Iterative DP \(O(N)\) \(O(1)\)

Code Reference

package com.dsa.heaps;

/ * ============================================================================================ * PROBLEM: Minimum Largest Element (Min-Max Greedy Optimization) * ============================================================================================ * * --------------------- * 1. Logical Breakdown & Mathematical Formulation * --------------------- * We want to perform B additions such that \(max(A_{modified})\) is minimized. * * Step 1: The Greedy Insight * - In each operation, we look at what the value of an element would be if we * incremented it. * - To keep the maximum low, we should pick the element whose "next value" * (current + original) is the smallest among all possible next values. * * Step 2: Min-Heap Implementation * 1. Maintain a Min-Heap of pairs: {nextValue, index}. * - nextValue is the value the element will become after one more addition. * - index helps us retrieve the originalValue from array A. * 2. Initially, the heap contains {A[i] * 2, i} for all i. * 3. Perform B operations: * a. Extract the pair with the smallest nextValue. * b. This is the element we choose to increment. * c. Update its state: nextValue = nextValue + A[index]. * d. Push the updated pair back into the heap. * * Step 3: Final Calculation * - After B operations, the answer is the maximum value currently present in the array. * - Note: The current value of an element at index is nextValue - A[index]. * * --------------------- * 2. Complexity Analysis * --------------------- * Time Complexity: * O((N + B) log N) * - Initial heap build: O(N log N). * - B operations of extract-min and insert: O(B log N). * * Space Complexity: * O(N) to store the state of N elements in the Priority Queue. * * --------------------- * 3. Base Case Verification * --------------------- * - If B = 0: The answer is simply the current max of array A. * - If all A[i] are equal: Operations will be distributed evenly across all indices. * ============================================================================================ */ public class MinimumLargestElement { public int solve(int[] a3, int A) { // TODO: Implement solution return 0; } }