3452: Sum of Good Numbers

Problem Statement

Given an array of integers nums and an integer k, an element nums[i] is considered good if it is strictly greater than the elements at indices i - k and i + k (if those indices exist). If neither of these indices exists, nums[i] is still considered good.

Return the sum of all the good elements in the array.

Example 1:

Input: nums = [1,3,2,1,5,4], k = 2

Output: 12

Explanation:

The good numbers are nums[1] = 3, nums[4] = 5, and nums[5] = 4 because they are strictly greater than the numbers at indices i - k and i + k.

Example 2:

Input: nums = [2,1], k = 1

Output: 2

Explanation:

The only good number is nums[0] = 2 because it is strictly greater than nums[1].

Constraints:

  • 2 <= nums.length <= 100
  • 1 <= nums[i] <= 1000
  • 1 <= k <= floor(nums.length / 2)

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