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1144.decrease-elements-to-make-array-zigzag

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.

Example 1:

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