2444. Count Subarrays With Fixed Bounds
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You are given an integer array nums and two integers minK and maxK.
A fixed-bound subarray of nums is a subarray that satisfies the following conditions:
- The minimum value in the subarray is equal to
minK. - The maximum value in the subarray is equal to
maxK.
Return the number of fixed-bound subarrays.
A subarray is a contiguous part of an array.
Example 1:
Input: nums = [1,3,5,2,7,5], minK = 1, maxK = 5 Output: 2 Explanation: The fixed-bound subarrays are [1,3,5] and [1,3,5,2].
Example 2:
Input: nums = [1,1,1,1], minK = 1, maxK = 1 Output: 10 Explanation: Every subarray of nums is a fixed-bound subarray. There are 10 possible subarrays.
Constraints:
2 <= nums.length <= 1051 <= nums[i], minK, maxK <= 106
Hints
Hint 1
Can you solve the problem if all the numbers in the array were between minK and maxK inclusive?
Hint 2
Think of the inclusion-exclusion principle.
Hint 3
Divide the array into multiple subarrays such that each number in each subarray is between minK and maxK inclusive, solve the previous problem for each subarray, and sum all the answers.