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Solution: Final Array State After K Multiplication Operations I

Understand how to perform k multiplication operations on the smallest elements of an array efficiently using the Top K Elements pattern and min heaps. This lesson explains the algorithm step-by-step, including managing element positions and optimizing updates with heaps, to help you implement the solution with O(n + k log n) time complexity.

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Statement

Given an integer array nums, an integer k, and an integer multiplier:

  • Perform k operations on nums.

  • In each operation:

    • Find the minimum element x in nums (if there are multiple occurrences of the minimum value, choose the first occurrence).

    • Replace x with x * multiplier.

Return the final state of nums after all k operations.

Constraints:

  • 1<=1 <= nums.length <=100<= 100 ...