1901B - Chip and Ribbon - CodeForces Solution


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Python Code:

for _ in range(int(input())):
	n=int(input())
	a=list(map(int,input().split()))
	a=[0]+a
	ans=0
	for i in range(1,n+1):
		ans+=max(0,a[i]-a[i-1])
	print(ans-1)

C++ Code:

#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std ;
typedef long long ll ;
const ll N=1e6;
void solve()
{
    ll n,i,c[N],sum=0;
    cin >> n;
    if(n==1)
    {
        cin >> c[0];
        cout << c[0]-1 << endl;
        return;
    }
    c[n+1]=0;
    for(i=1;i<=n;i++)
        cin >> c[i];
   for(i=1;i<=n;i++)
       if(c[i]-c[i+1]>0) sum+=c[i]-c[i+1];
    cout << sum-1 << endl;
}

signed main()
{
  ios::sync_with_stdio(false) ;
  cin.tie(0) ;
  cout.tie(0) ;
  int T= 1 ;
    cin >> T;
  while(T--)
  {
    solve() ;
  }
  return 0 ;
}


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