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Count Subarrays With Fixed Bounds
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1Give yourself 5 minutes
2Answer out loud, not in your head
3Then compare with the answer below
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Stuck? Show a way to structure it+
- 01Track last invalid index.
- 02Track last occurrence of minK and maxK.
- 03Update those indices while scanning.
- 04Add max(0, min(lastMin,lastMax)-lastBad).
- 05Use a wide accumulator.
Reference answer
Then expect these follow-ups
Why is lastBad subtracted?
Tests: correctness reasoning
How would you count minimum at least a and maximum at most b?
Tests: follow-up reasoning
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