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Md Ariful Haque @mah-shamim

Best Sightseeing Pair: Max Score In O(n) Time

Maximize sightseeing score: values[i] + values[j] - (j-i). Use single-pass approach with maxI and maxScore. O(n) time complexity, O(1) space complexity.

1014. Best Sightseeing Pair
Difficulty: Medium
Topics: Array, Dynamic Programming
You are given an integer array values where values[i] represents the value of the ith sightseeing spot. Two sightseeing spots i and j have a distance j - i between them.
The score of a pair (i < j) of sightseeing spots is values[i] + values[j] + i - j: the sum of the values of the sightseeing spots, minus the distance between them.
Return the maximum score of a pair of sightseeing spots.
Example 1:

Input: values = [8,1,5,2,6]
Output: 11
Explanation: i = 0, j = 2, values[i] + values[j] + i - j = 8 + 5 + 0 - 2 = 1...