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Decrease Elements To Make Array Zigzag

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Given an array nums of integers, a move consists of choosing any element and decreasing it by 1.

An array A is a zigzag array if either:

  • Every even-indexed element is greater than adjacent elements, ie. A[0] > A[1] < A[2] > A[3] < A[4] > ...
  • OR, every odd-indexed element is greater than adjacent elements, ie. A[0] < A[1] > A[2] < A[3] > A[4] < ...

Return the minimum number of moves to transform the given array nums into a zigzag array.

Examples

Example 1

Input:  nums = [1,2,3]
Output: 2

We can decrease 2 to 0 or 3 to 1.

Example 2

Input:  nums = [9,6,1,6,2]
Output: 4

Constraints

  • 1 <= nums.length <= 1000
  • 1 <= nums[i] <= 1000
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List of test cases (10)
Case 1
nums = [1]
Case 2
nums = [1,2]
Case 3
nums = [2,1]
Case 4
nums = [1,2,3]
Case 5
nums = [9,6,1,6,2]
Case 6
nums = [1,1,1]
Case 7
nums = [10,1,10,1]
Case 8
nums = [5,5,4,4,3]
Case 9
nums = [1000,1,1000]
Case 10
nums = [2,7,10,9,8,9]