Leetcode Problem 2813. Maximum Elegance of a K-Length Subsequence

2813. Maximum Elegance of a K-Length Subsequence

Leetcode Solutions

Greedy Approach with Priority Queue

  1. Sort the items by profit in descending order.
  2. Initialize variables for total profit, number of distinct categories, and a priority queue for duplicate items.
  3. Iterate through the first k items, adding their profits to the total profit and managing the distinct categories and duplicates.
  4. Initialize the elegance with the current total profit and the square of the number of distinct categories.
  5. Iterate through the remaining items, and for each new category, try to replace a duplicate item if it increases the elegance.
  6. Update the maximum elegance if the current elegance is higher.
  7. Return the maximum elegance after processing all items.
UML Thumbnail

Binary Search on Distinct Categories

Ask Question

Programming Language
image/screenshot of info(optional)
Full Screen
Loading...

Suggested Answer

Answer
Full Screen
Copy Answer Code
Loading...