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Given an array arr[] of size N and an integer K, the task is to find the length of the longest subarray consisting of same elements that can be obtained by decrementing the array elements by 1 at most K times.

Example:

Input: arr[] = { 1, 2, 3 }, K = 1
Output: 2
Explanation:
Decrementing arr[0] by 1 modifies arr[] to { 1, 1, 3 }
The longest subarray with equal elements is { 1, 1 }.
Therefore, the required output is 2.

Input: arr[] = { 1, 7, 3, 4, 5, 6 }, K = 6
Output: 4

Approach: The problem can be solved using Segment tree and Binary Search technique. The idea is to use the following observations:

Total number of decrements operations required to make all array elements of the subarray { arr[start], ..., arr[end] } equal
= (?(start, end)) - (end - start + 1) * (min_value)

where, start = index of the starting point of the subarray
end = index of end point of subarray
min_value = smallest value from index i to j
?(start, end) = sum of all elements from index i to j

Follow the steps below to solve the above problem:

  1. Initialize a segment tree to calculate the smallest element in a subarray of the array and a prefix sum array to calculate the sum elements of a subarray.
  2. Traverse the array, arr[]. For every ith element perform the following operations:
    • Initialize two variables say, start = i, end = N - 1 and apply binary search over the range [start, end] to check if the all the elements of the subarray { arr[start], ..., arr[end] } can be made equal or not by decrementing at most K operations from the above observations.
    • If all the elements of the subarray { arr[start], ..., arr[end] } can be made equal by decrementing at most K operations then update start = (start + end) / 2 + 1.
    • Otherwise, update end = (start + end) / 2 - 1
       
  3. Finally, print the length of the longest subarray obtained from the above operations.

Below is the implementation of the above approach:

C++
// C++ program to implement
// the above approach

#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;

// Function to construct Segment Tree
// to return the minimum element in a range
int build(int tree[], int* A, int start,
          int end, int node)
{
    // If leaf nodes of
    // the tree are found
    if (start == end) {

        // Update the value in segment
        // tree from given array
        tree[node] = A[start];

        return tree[node];
    }

    // Divide left and right subtree
    int mid = (start + end) / 2;

    // Stores smallest element in
    // subarray { arr[start], arr[mid] }
    int X = build(tree, A, start, mid,
                  2 * node + 1);

    // Stores smallest element in
    // subarray { arr[mid + 1], arr[end] }
    int Y = build(tree, A, mid + 1,
                  end, 2 * node + 2);

    // Stores smallest element in
    // subarray { arr[start], arr[end] }
    return tree[node] = min(X, Y);
}

// Function to find the smallest
// element present in a subarray
int query(int tree[], int start, int end,
          int l, int r, int node)
{
    // If elements of the subarray
    // are not in the range [l, r]
    if (start > r || end < l)
        return INT_MAX;

    // If all the elements of the
    // subarray are in the range [l, r]
    if (start >= l && end <= r)
        return tree[node];

    // Divide tree into left
    // and right subtree
    int mid = (start + end) / 2;

    // Stores smallest element
    // in left subtree
    int X = query(tree, start, mid, l,
                  r, 2 * node + 1);

    // Stores smallest element in
    // right subtree
    int Y = query(tree, mid + 1, end, l,
                  r, 2 * node + 2);

    return min(X, Y);
}

// Function that find length of longest
// subarray with all equal elements in
// atmost K decrements
int longestSubArray(int* A, int N, int K)
{
    // Stores length of longest subarray
    // with all equal elements in atmost
    // K decrements.
    int res = 1;

    // Store the prefix sum array
    int preSum[N + 1];

    // Calculate the prefix sum array
    preSum[0] = A[0];
    for (int i = 0; i < N; i++)
        preSum[i + 1] = preSum[i] + A[i];

    int tree[4 * N + 5];

    // Build the segment tree
    // for range min query
    build(tree, A, 0, N - 1, 0);

    // Traverse the array
    for (int i = 0; i < N; i++) {

        // Stores start index
        // of the subarray
        int start = i;

        // Stores end index
        // of the subarray
        int end = N - 1;

        int mid;

        // Stores end index of
        // the longest subarray
        int max_index = i;

        // Performing the binary search
        // to find the endpoint
        // for the selected range
        while (start <= end) {

            // Find the mid for binary search
            mid = (start + end) / 2;

            // Find the smallest element in
            // range [i, mid] using Segment Tree
            int min_element
                = query(tree, 0, N - 1, i, mid, 0);

            // Stores total sum of subarray
            // after K decrements
            int expected_sum
                = (mid - i + 1) * min_element;

            // Stores sum of elements of
            // subarray before K decrements
            int actual_sum
                = preSum[mid + 1] - preSum[i];

            // If subarray found with
            // all equal elements
            if (actual_sum - expected_sum <= K) {

                // Update start
                start = mid + 1;

                // Update max_index
                max_index = max(max_index, mid);
            }

            // If false, it means that
            // the selected range is invalid
            else {

                // Update end
                end = mid - 1;
            }
        }

        // Store the length of longest subarray
        res = max(res, max_index - i + 1);
    }

    // Return result
    return res;
}

// Driver Code
int main()
{
    int arr[] = { 1, 7, 3, 4, 5, 6 };
    int k = 6;
    int n = 6;
    cout << longestSubArray(arr, n, k);

    return 0;
}
Java
// Java program to implement 
// the above approach 
import java.util.*;
 
class GFG{

// Function to construct Segment Tree
// to return the minimum element in a range
static int build(int tree[], int[] A, int start,
                 int end, int node)
{
    
    // If leaf nodes of
    // the tree are found
    if (start == end) 
    {
        
        // Update the value in segment
        // tree from given array
        tree[node] = A[start];
 
        return tree[node];
    }
 
    // Divide left and right subtree
    int mid = (start + end) / 2;
 
    // Stores smallest element in
    // subarray { arr[start], arr[mid] }
    int X = build(tree, A, start, mid,
                  2 * node + 1);
 
    // Stores smallest element in
    // subarray { arr[mid + 1], arr[end] }
    int Y = build(tree, A, mid + 1,
                 end, 2 * node + 2);
 
    // Stores smallest element in
    // subarray { arr[start], arr[end] }
    return (tree[node] = Math.min(X, Y));
}
 
// Function to find the smallest
// element present in a subarray
static int query(int tree[], int start, int end,
                 int l, int r, int node)
{
    
    // If elements of the subarray
    // are not in the range [l, r]
    if (start > r || end < l)
        return Integer.MAX_VALUE;
 
    // If all the elements of the
    // subarray are in the range [l, r]
    if (start >= l && end <= r)
        return tree[node];
 
    // Divide tree into left
    // and right subtree
    int mid = (start + end) / 2;
 
    // Stores smallest element
    // in left subtree
    int X = query(tree, start, mid, l,
                  r, 2 * node + 1);
 
    // Stores smallest element in
    // right subtree
    int Y = query(tree, mid + 1, end, l,
                  r, 2 * node + 2);
 
    return Math.min(X, Y);
}
 
// Function that find length of longest
// subarray with all equal elements in
// atmost K decrements
static int longestSubArray(int[] A, int N, int K)
{
    
    // Stores length of longest subarray
    // with all equal elements in atmost
    // K decrements.
    int res = 1;
 
    // Store the prefix sum array
    int preSum[] = new int[N + 1];
 
    // Calculate the prefix sum array
    preSum[0] = A[0];
    for(int i = 0; i < N; i++)
        preSum[i + 1] = preSum[i] + A[i];
 
    int tree[] = new int[4 * N + 5];
 
    // Build the segment tree
    // for range min query
    build(tree, A, 0, N - 1, 0);
 
    // Traverse the array
    for(int i = 0; i < N; i++) 
    {
        
        // Stores start index
        // of the subarray
        int start = i;
 
        // Stores end index
        // of the subarray
        int end = N - 1;
 
        int mid;
 
        // Stores end index of
        // the longest subarray
        int max_index = i;
 
        // Performing the binary search
        // to find the endpoint
        // for the selected range
        while (start <= end)
        {
            
            // Find the mid for binary search
            mid = (start + end) / 2;
 
            // Find the smallest element in
            // range [i, mid] using Segment Tree
            int min_element = query(tree, 0, N - 1,
                                    i, mid, 0);
 
            // Stores total sum of subarray
            // after K decrements
            int expected_sum = (mid - i + 1) *
                                min_element;
 
            // Stores sum of elements of
            // subarray before K decrements
            int actual_sum = preSum[mid + 1] - 
                             preSum[i];
 
            // If subarray found with
            // all equal elements
            if (actual_sum - expected_sum <= K) 
            {
                
                // Update start
                start = mid + 1;
 
                // Update max_index
                max_index = Math.max(max_index, mid);
            }
 
            // If false, it means that
            // the selected range is invalid
            else 
            {
                
                // Update end
                end = mid - 1;
            }
        }
 
        // Store the length of longest subarray
        res = Math.max(res, max_index - i + 1);
    }
 
    // Return result
    return res;
}
 
// Driver Code
static public void main(String args[])
{
    int arr[] = { 1, 7, 3, 4, 5, 6 };
    int k = 6;
    int n = 6;
    
    System.out.print(longestSubArray(arr, n, k));
}
}

// This code is contributed by sanjoy_62
Python3
# Python3 program to implement
# the above approach
import sys

# Function to construct Segment Tree
# to return the minimum element in a range
def build(tree, A, start, end, node):
    
    # If leaf nodes of
    # the tree are found
    if (start == end):
        
        # Update the value in segment
        # tree from given array
        tree[node] = A[start]
 
        return tree[node]
    
    # Divide left and right subtree
    mid = (int)((start + end) / 2)
 
    # Stores smallest element in
    # subarray : arr[start], arr[mid] 
    X = build(tree, A, start, mid,
              2 * node + 1)

    # Stores smallest element in
    # subarray : arr[mid + 1], arr[end] 
    Y = build(tree, A, mid + 1,
             end, 2 * node + 2)
 
    # Stores smallest element in
    # subarray : arr[start], arr[end] 
    return (tree[node] == min(X, Y))

# Function to find the smallest
# element present in a subarray
def query(tree, start, end, l, r, node):
              
    # If elements of the subarray
    # are not in the range [l, r]
    if (start > r or end < l) :
        return sys.maxsize
 
    # If all the elements of the
    # subarray are in the range [l, r]
    if (start >= l and end <= r):
        return tree[node]
 
    # Divide tree into left
    # and right subtree
    mid = (int)((start + end) / 2)
 
    # Stores smallest element
    # in left subtree
    X = query(tree, start, mid, l,
              r, 2 * node + 1)
 
    # Stores smallest element in
    # right subtree
    Y = query(tree, mid + 1, end, l,
            r, 2 * node + 2)
 
    return min(X, Y)

# Function that find length of longest
# subarray with all equal elements in
# atmost K decrements
def longestSubArray(A, N, K):
    
    # Stores length of longest subarray
    # with all equal elements in atmost
    # K decrements.
    res = 1
 
    # Store the prefix sum array
    preSum = [0] * (N + 1)
 
    # Calculate the prefix sum array
    preSum[0] = A[0]
    for i in range(N):
        preSum[i + 1] = preSum[i] + A[i]
 
    tree = [0] * (4 * N + 5)
 
    # Build the segment tree
    # for range min query
    build(tree, A, 0, N - 1, 0)
 
    # Traverse the array
    for i in range(N):
 
        # Stores start index
        # of the subarray
        start = i
 
        # Stores end index
        # of the subarray
        end = N - 1
 
        # Stores end index of
        # the longest subarray
        max_index = i
 
        # Performing the binary search
        # to find the endpoint
        # for the selected range
        while (start <= end):
 
            # Find the mid for binary search
            mid = (int)((start + end) / 2)
 
            # Find the smallest element in
            # range [i, mid] using Segment Tree
            min_element = query(tree, 0, N - 1, i, mid, 0)
 
            # Stores total sum of subarray
            # after K decrements
            expected_sum = (mid - i + 1) * min_element
 
            # Stores sum of elements of
            # subarray before K decrements
            actual_sum = preSum[mid + 1] - preSum[i]
 
            # If subarray found with
            # all equal elements
            if (actual_sum - expected_sum <= K):
                
                # Update start
                start = mid + 1
 
                # Update max_index
                max_index = max(max_index, mid)
            
            # If false, it means that
            # the selected range is invalid
            else:
 
                # Update end
                end = mid - 1
            
        # Store the length of longest subarray
        res = max(res, max_index - i + 2)

    # Return result
    return res

# Driver Code
arr = [ 1, 7, 3, 4, 5, 6 ]
k = 6
n = 6

print(longestSubArray(arr, n, k))

# This code is contributed by splevel62
C#
// C# program to implement 
// the above approach 
using System;
 
class GFG{
     
// Function to construct Segment Tree
// to return the minimum element in a range
static int build(int[] tree, int[] A, int start,
                 int end, int node)
{
    
    // If leaf nodes of
    // the tree are found
    if (start == end) 
    {
        
        // Update the value in segment
        // tree from given array
        tree[node] = A[start];
  
        return tree[node];
    }
  
    // Divide left and right subtree
    int mid = (start + end) / 2;
  
    // Stores smallest element in
    // subarray { arr[start], arr[mid] }
    int X = build(tree, A, start, mid,
                  2 * node + 1);
  
    // Stores smallest element in
    // subarray { arr[mid + 1], arr[end] }
    int Y = build(tree, A, mid + 1,
                  end, 2 * node + 2);
  
    // Stores smallest element in
    // subarray { arr[start], arr[end] }
    return (tree[node] = Math.Min(X, Y));
}
  
// Function to find the smallest
// element present in a subarray
static int query(int[] tree, int start, int end,
                 int l, int r, int node)
{
     
    // If elements of the subarray
    // are not in the range [l, r]
    if (start > r || end < l)
        return Int32.MaxValue;
  
    // If all the elements of the
    // subarray are in the range [l, r]
    if (start >= l && end <= r)
        return tree[node];
  
    // Divide tree into left
    // and right subtree
    int mid = (start + end) / 2;
  
    // Stores smallest element
    // in left subtree
    int X = query(tree, start, mid, l,
                  r, 2 * node + 1);
  
    // Stores smallest element in
    // right subtree
    int Y = query(tree, mid + 1, end, l,
                  r, 2 * node + 2);
  
    return Math.Min(X, Y);
}
  
// Function that find length of longest
// subarray with all equal elements in
// atmost K decrements
static int longestSubArray(int[] A, int N, int K)
{
     
    // Stores length of longest subarray
    // with all equal elements in atmost
    // K decrements.
    int res = 1;
  
    // Store the prefix sum array
    int[] preSum = new int[N + 1];
  
    // Calculate the prefix sum array
    preSum[0] = A[0];
    for(int i = 0; i < N; i++)
        preSum[i + 1] = preSum[i] + A[i];
  
    int[] tree = new int[4 * N + 5];
  
    // Build the segment tree
    // for range min query
    build(tree, A, 0, N - 1, 0);
  
    // Traverse the array
    for(int i = 0; i < N; i++) 
    {
         
        // Stores start index
        // of the subarray
        int start = i;
  
        // Stores end index
        // of the subarray
        int end = N - 1;
  
        int mid;
  
        // Stores end index of
        // the longest subarray
        int max_index = i;
  
        // Performing the binary search
        // to find the endpoint
        // for the selected range
        while (start <= end)
        {
             
            // Find the mid for binary search
            mid = (start + end) / 2;
  
            // Find the smallest element in
            // range [i, mid] using Segment Tree
            int min_element = query(tree, 0, N - 1,
                                    i, mid, 0);
  
            // Stores total sum of subarray
            // after K decrements
            int expected_sum = (mid - i + 1) *
                                min_element;
  
            // Stores sum of elements of
            // subarray before K decrements
            int actual_sum = preSum[mid + 1] - 
                             preSum[i];
  
            // If subarray found with
            // all equal elements
            if (actual_sum - expected_sum <= K) 
            {
                 
                // Update start
                start = mid + 1;
  
                // Update max_index
                max_index = Math.Max(max_index, mid);
            }
  
            // If false, it means that
            // the selected range is invalid
            else
            {
                 
                // Update end
                end = mid - 1;
            }
        }
  
        // Store the length of longest subarray
        res = Math.Max(res, max_index - i + 1);
    }
  
    // Return result
    return res;
}
 
// Driver Code
static void Main()
{
    int[] arr = { 1, 7, 3, 4, 5, 6 };
    int k = 6;
    int n = 6;
     
    Console.WriteLine(longestSubArray(arr, n, k));
}
}

// This code is contributed by susmitakundugoaldanga
JavaScript
<script>

// JavaScript program to implement
// the above approach

// Function to construct Segment Tree
// to return the minimum element in a range
function build(tree,A, start,end, node)
{
    // If leaf nodes of
    // the tree are found
    if (start == end) {

        // Update the value in segment
        // tree from given array
        tree[node] = A[start];

        return tree[node];
    }

    // Divide left and right subtree
    let mid = Math.floor((start + end) / 2);

    // Stores smallest element in
    // subarray { arr[start], arr[mid] }
    let X = build(tree, A, start, mid,
                2 * node + 1);

    // Stores smallest element in
    // subarray { arr[mid + 1], arr[end] }
    let Y = build(tree, A, mid + 1,
                end, 2 * node + 2);

    // Stores smallest element in
    // subarray { arr[start], arr[end] }
    return tree[node] = Math.min(X, Y);
}

// Function to find the smallest
// element present in a subarray
function query(tree,start, end,l, r, node)
{
    // If elements of the subarray
    // are not in the range [l, r]
    if (start > r || end < l)
        return Number.MAX_VALUE;

    // If all the elements of the
    // subarray are in the range [l, r]
    if (start >= l && end <= r)
        return tree[node];

    // Divide tree into left
    // and right subtree
    let mid = Math.floor((start + end) / 2);

    // Stores smallest element
    // in left subtree
    let X = query(tree, start, mid, l,
                r, 2 * node + 1);

    // Stores smallest element in
    // right subtree
    let Y = query(tree, mid + 1, end, l,
                r, 2 * node + 2);

    return Math.min(X, Y);
}

// Function that find length of longest
// subarray with all equal elements in
// atmost K decrements
function longestSubArray(A,N,K)
{
    // Stores length of longest subarray
    // with all equal elements in atmost
    // K decrements.
    let res = 1;

    // Store the prefix sum array
    let preSum = new Array(N + 1);

    // Calculate the prefix sum array
    preSum[0] = A[0];
    for (let i = 0; i < N; i++)
        preSum[i + 1] = preSum[i] + A[i];

    let tree = new Array(4 * N + 5);

    // Build the segment tree
    // for range min query
    build(tree, A, 0, N - 1, 0);

    // Traverse the array
    for (let i = 0; i < N; i++) {

        // Stores start index
        // of the subarray
        let start = i;

        // Stores end index
        // of the subarray
        let end = N - 1;

        let mid;

        // Stores end index of
        // the longest subarray
        let max_index = i;

        // Performing the binary search
        // to find the endpoint
        // for the selected range
        while (start <= end) {

            // Find the mid for binary search
            mid = Math.floor((start + end) / 2);

            // Find the smallest element in
            // range [i, mid] using Segment Tree
            let min_element
                = query(tree, 0, N - 1, i, mid, 0);

            // Stores total sum of subarray
            // after K decrements
            let expected_sum
                = (mid - i + 1) * min_element;

            // Stores sum of elements of
            // subarray before K decrements
            let actual_sum
                = preSum[mid + 1] - preSum[i];

            // If subarray found with
            // all equal elements
            if (actual_sum - expected_sum <= K) {

                // Update start
                start = mid + 1;

                // Update max_index
                max_index = Math.max(max_index, mid);
            }

            // If false, it means that
            // the selected range is invalid
            else {

                // Update end
                end = mid - 1;
            }
        }

        // Store the length of longest subarray
        res = Math.max(res, max_index - i + 1);
    }

    // Return result
    return res;
}

// Driver Code
let arr = [ 1, 7, 3, 4, 5, 6 ];
let k = 6;
let n = 6;
document.write(longestSubArray(arr, n, k),"</br>");

// This code is contributed by shinjanpatra

</script>

Output:
4

 

Time Complexity: O(N * (log(N))2)
Auxiliary Space: O(N)

Related Topic: Segment Tree


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