#K61707. Range Height Difference
Range Height Difference
Range Height Difference
You are given an array of integers representing the heights of books on a shelf and several queries. Each query is specified by two 1-based indices. For each query, you need to determine the difference between the maximum and minimum heights among the books in that range.
Input Format:
- The first line contains an integer n representing the number of books.
- The second line contains n integers representing the heights of the books.
- The third line contains an integer q that specifies the number of queries.
- The next q lines each contain two integers, the starting and ending indices (1-based) of the query.
Output Format:
- Print a single line with q integers separated by a space. Each integer is the difference between the maximum and minimum heights in the corresponding query.
Mathematical Formulation:
For each query \( (l, r) \), compute: \[ \text{result} = \max(\{h_i : l \le i \le r\}) - \min(\{h_i : l \le i \le r\}) \]
inputFormat
The input is read from standard input (stdin) and is structured as follows:
- The first line contains an integer n (the number of books).
- The second line contains n space-separated integers, the heights of the books.
- The third line contains an integer q (the number of queries).
- Each of the next q lines contains two space-separated integers indicating the start and end indices (1-based) of each query.
outputFormat
The output is written to standard output (stdout) as a single line with q space-separated integers. Each integer corresponds to the difference between the maximum and minimum values in the subsequence defined by the query.
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2 5 3 8 6
3
1 3
2 4
1 5
3 5 6
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