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Solution: Maximal Score After Applying K Operations

Explore how to maximize your score by applying k operations on an array in C++. Learn to use a max heap to repeatedly select the largest element, add it to the score, reduce it by dividing and rounding up, then manage it efficiently over iterations. Understand both the implementation and the time and space complexity involved.

Statement

You are given a 0-indexed array of integer nums and an integer k. Your task is to maximize a score through a series of operations. Initially, your score is set to 00.

In each operation:

  1. Select an index i (where 00 ≤ i << nums.length).

  2. Add the value of nums[i] to your score.

  3. Replace nums[i] with ceil(nums[i] / 3).

Repeat this process exactly k times and return the highest score you can achieve.

The ceiling function ceil(value) is the least integer greater than or equal to value.

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