This approach involves finding the longest increasing subsequence (LIS) ending at each index and the longest decreasing subsequence (LDS) starting from each index. The idea is to find a peak such that the sum of the longest increasing and decreasing subsequences is maximized, and then determine how many elements need to be removed such that only the peak and the subsequences are left.
Time Complexity: O(n^2), where n is the length of the array, due to the nested loops to calculate LIS and LDS.
Space Complexity: O(n) for the LIS and LDS arrays.
1function minMountainRemovals(nums) {
2 const n = nums.length;
3 const lis = Array(n).fill(1);
4 const lds = Array(n).fill(1);
5
6 for (let i = 0; i < n; i++)
7 for (let j = 0; j < i; j++)
8 if (nums[i] > nums[j]) lis[i] = Math.max(lis[i], lis[j] + 1);
9
10 for (let i = n - 1; i >= 0; i--)
11 for (let j = n - 1; j > i; j--)
12 if (nums[i] > nums[j]) lds[i] = Math.max(lds[i], lds[j] + 1);
13
14 let maxMountain = 0;
15 for (let i = 0; i < n; i++)
16 if (lis[i] > 1 && lds[i] > 1)
17 maxMountain = Math.max(maxMountain, lis[i] + lds[i] - 1);
18
19 return n - maxMountain;
20}
21
This JavaScript version employs arrays to manage LIS and LDS similar to other languages mentioned, identifying acceptable peaks and computing minimal removals by estimating the missing elements required to create the largest mountain shape.
This method involves a greedy approach using two-pointer strategy to find potential mountain peaks. We employ two pointers to detect increasing and decreasing sequences, merging the results to form the largest mountain, iteratively removing non-peak elements.
Time Complexity: O(n^2), requiring traversal through sequences twice with nested loops.
Space Complexity: O(n) due to additional arrays retaining incremental results.
1function minMountainRemovals(nums) {
2 const n = nums.length;
3 const lis = new Array(n).fill(1);
4 const lds = new Array(n).fill(1);
5
6 for (let i = 0; i < n; ++i) {
7 for (let j = 0; j < i; ++j) {
8 if (nums[i] > nums[j]) lis[i] = Math.max(lis[i], lis[j] + 1);
9 }
10 }
11
12 for (let i = n - 1; i >= 0; --i) {
13 for (let j = n - 1; j > i; --j) {
14 if (nums[i] > nums[j]) lds[i] = Math.max(lds[i], lds[j] + 1);
15 }
16 }
17
18 let maxMountain = 0;
19 for (let i = 0; i < n; ++i) {
20 if (lis[i] > 1 && lds[i] > 1) {
21 maxMountain = Math.max(maxMountain, lis[i] + lds[i] - 1);
22 }
23 }
24
25 return n - maxMountain;
26}
27
This JavaScript approach demonstrates the effectiveness of direct iteration over increasing and decreasing series, using additional halts to examine possible mountain tops. Efficient combination of sequence details ensures high flexibility and adaptability for minimum element exclusion.