You are given a histogram consisting of
- A single column is called the top of the roof. Let it be the column at position
. - The height of the column at position
is . - All heights
are positive integers.
An operation can be increasing or decreasing the heights of a column of the histogram by
Input Specification
The first line of input contains the number
Output Specification
You must output the minimal number of operations from the task.
Scoring
In test cases worth 60% of total points, it will hold
Sample Input 1
4
1 1 2 3
Sample Output 1
3
Explanation for Sample Output 1
By increasing the height of the second, third, and fourth column, we created a roof where the fourth column is the top of the roof.
Sample Input 2
5
4 5 7 2 2
Sample Output 2
4
Explanation for Sample Output 2
By decreasing the height of the third column three times, and increasing the height of the fourth column, we transformed the histogram into a roof. The example is illustrated below.
Sample Input 3
6
4 5 6 5 4 3
Sample Output 3
0
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