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Explore how to determine the earliest day two bulbs are turned on with exactly k bulbs off between them. Understand how to transform bulb activation days into a problem of comparing day values using a min heap. Learn to maintain a sliding window and check conditions efficiently to solve this coding pattern.

Statement

You are given nn bulbs arranged in a row, numbered from 11 to nn. Initially, all bulbs are turned off.

Each day, exactly one bulb is switched on. You are given an array, bulbs of length ...