TapeEquilibrium

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// you can use includes, for example:
// #include <algorithm>

// you can write to stdout for debugging purposes, e.g.
// cout << "this is a debug message" << endl;

int solution(vector<int> &A) {
// write your code in C++14 (g++ 6.2.0)
int total = 0, ret = 100000, n = A.size(), sum = 0;
for(int a:A) total +=a;
for(int i=0;i<n-1;++i) {
sum+=A[i];
ret = min(ret, abs(total-2*sum) );
}
return ret;
}

analysis

  • time complexity O(n)
  • space complexity O(1)