Solution: Maximum Product After K Increments
Explore how to maximize the product of an array after performing up to k increments by incrementing the smallest elements first. Understand why balancing numbers increases the product, and apply a min heap to efficiently distribute increments. This lesson helps you implement this strategy and analyze its time and space complexity.
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Statement
You are given an array, nums, consisting of non-negative integers, and an integer k representing the maximum number of allowed operations.
In each operation, you may select any element in nums and increment it by k such operations.
Your task is to maximize the product of all elements in the array after performing up to k operations. As the resulting product can be very large, return the product modulo
Note: Ensure that the product is maximized before applying the modulo operation.
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