Array Partition I Problem
Description
LeetCode Problem 561.
Given an integer array nums of 2n integers, group these integers into n pairs (a_1, b_1), (a_2, b_2), …, (a_n, b_n) such that the sum of min(a_i, b_i) for all i is maximized. Return the maximized sum.
Example 1:
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Input: nums = [1,4,3,2]
Output: 4
Explanation: All possible pairings (ignoring the ordering of elements) are:
1. (1, 4), (2, 3) -> min(1, 4) + min(2, 3) = 1 + 2 = 3
2. (1, 3), (2, 4) -> min(1, 3) + min(2, 4) = 1 + 2 = 3
3. (1, 2), (3, 4) -> min(1, 2) + min(3, 4) = 1 + 3 = 4
So the maximum possible sum is 4.
Example 2:
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Input: nums = [6,2,6,5,1,2]
Output: 9
Explanation: The optimal pairing is (2, 1), (2, 5), (6, 6). min(2, 1) + min(2, 5) + min(6, 6) = 1 + 2 + 6 = 9.
Constraints:
- 1 <= n <= 10^4
- nums.length == 2 * n
- -10^4 <= nums[i] <= 10^4
Sample C++ Code
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class Solution {
public:
int arrayPairSum(vector<int>& nums) {
sort(nums.begin(), nums.end());
int result = 0;
for (int itr = 0; itr < nums.size(); itr += 2) {
result += nums[itr];
}
return result;
}
};