2195. Append K Integers With Minimal Sum
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You are given an integer array nums and an integer k. Append k unique positive integers that do not appear in nums to nums such that the resulting total sum is minimum.
Return the sum of the k integers appended to nums.
Example 1:
Input: nums = [1,4,25,10,25], k = 2 Output: 5 Explanation: The two unique positive integers that do not appear in nums which we append are 2 and 3. The resulting sum of nums is 1 + 4 + 25 + 10 + 25 + 2 + 3 = 70, which is the minimum. The sum of the two integers appended is 2 + 3 = 5, so we return 5.
Example 2:
Input: nums = [5,6], k = 6 Output: 25 Explanation: The six unique positive integers that do not appear in nums which we append are 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, and 8. The resulting sum of nums is 5 + 6 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 7 + 8 = 36, which is the minimum. The sum of the six integers appended is 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 7 + 8 = 25, so we return 25.
Constraints:
1 <= nums.length <= 1051 <= nums[i] <= 1091 <= k <= 108
Hints
Hint 1
The k smallest numbers that do not appear in nums will result in the minimum sum.
Hint 2
Recall that the sum of the first n positive numbers is equal to n * (n+1) / 2.
Hint 3
Initialize the answer as the sum of 1 to k. Then, adjust the answer depending on the values in nums.