atcoder#AGC035D. [AGC035D] Add and Remove
[AGC035D] Add and Remove
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Problem Statement
There is a stack of cards, each of which has a non-negative integer written on it. The integer written on the -th card from the top is .
Snuke will repeat the following operation until two cards remain:
- Choose three consecutive cards from the stack.
- Eat the middle card of the three.
- For each of the other two cards, replace the integer written on it by the sum of that integer and the integer written on the card eaten.
- Return the two cards to the original position in the stack, without swapping them.
Find the minimum possible sum of the integers written on the last two cards remaining.
Constraints
- All values in input are integers.
Input
Input is given from Standard Input in the following format:
Output
Print the minimum possible sum of the integers written on the last two cards remaining.
4
3 1 4 2
16
We can minimize the sum of the integers written on the last two cards remaining by doing as follows:
- Initially, the integers written on the cards are , , , and from top to bottom.
- Choose the first, second, and third card from the top. Eat the second card with written on it, add to each of the other two cards, and return them to the original position in the stack. The integers written on the cards are now , , and from top to bottom.
- Choose the first, second, and third card from the top. Eat the second card with written on it, add to each of the other two cards, and return them to the original position in the stack. The integers written on the cards are now and from top to bottom.
- The sum of the integers written on the last two cards remaining is .
6
5 2 4 1 6 9
51
10
3 1 4 1 5 9 2 6 5 3
115