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Problem: Minimum Number of K Consecutive Bit Flips

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30 min
Explore how to solve the minimum number of k consecutive bit flips problem in a binary array. Learn to apply bitwise operations and logical strategies to determine the fewest flips required to convert all bits to one, or identify when it is impossible.

Statement

We are given a binary arrayAn array consisting of 0s and 1s only. nums and an integer k. Our task is to find the minimum number of flipsChanging a 0 to a 1 or a 1 to a 0. needed to make all the bits in the array equal to 11. However, we can only flip k consecutive bits at a time. So, for a binary array [1,1,0,0][1, 1, 0, 0] and k = 22, we can flip the last two bits to get [1,1,1,1][1, 1, 1, 1]. This means we only need a single k flip to turn the entire array into all 11s.

If nums cannot be converted to an array with all 11s with the given k, return 1-1.

Constraints:

  • 11 \leq nums.length 103\leq 10^3

  • 11 \leq k \leq nums.length

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Problem: Minimum Number of K Consecutive Bit Flips

Medium
30 min
Explore how to solve the minimum number of k consecutive bit flips problem in a binary array. Learn to apply bitwise operations and logical strategies to determine the fewest flips required to convert all bits to one, or identify when it is impossible.

Statement

We are given a binary arrayAn array consisting of 0s and 1s only. nums and an integer k. Our task is to find the minimum number of flipsChanging a 0 to a 1 or a 1 to a 0. needed to make all the bits in the array equal to 11. However, we can only flip k consecutive bits at a time. So, for a binary array [1,1,0,0][1, 1, 0, 0] and k = 22, we can flip the last two bits to get [1,1,1,1][1, 1, 1, 1]. This means we only need a single k flip to turn the entire array into all 11s.

If nums cannot be converted to an array with all 11s with the given k, return 1-1.

Constraints:

  • 11 \leq nums.length 103\leq 10^3

  • 11 \leq k \leq nums.length