Minimum Sum of Mountain Triplets I — LeetCode 2908 Python Solution

EasyArray
Problem
#2908
Reading time
2 min

The problem

You are given a 0-indexed array nums of integers. A triplet of indices (i, j, k) is a mountain if: i < j < k nums[i] < nums[j] and nums[k] < nums[j] Return the minimum possible sum of a mountain triplet of nums.

Example

Input
nums = [8,6,1,5,3]
Output
9
Explanation
Triplet (2, 3, 4) is a mountain triplet of sum 9 since:

Python solution

Python
class Solution:
    def minimumSum(self, nums: List[int]) -> int:
        n = len(nums)
        right = [inf] * (n + 1)
        for i in range(n - 1, -1, -1):
            right[i] = min(right[i + 1], nums[i])
        ans = left = inf
        for i, x in enumerate(nums):
            if left < x and right[i + 1] < x:
                ans = min(ans, left + x + right[i + 1])
            left = min(left, x)
        return -1 if ans == inf else ans

Complexity

MeasureComplexity
TimeO(n)
SpaceO(n) auxiliary

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