# 05. Minimize the Heights II

The problem can be found at the following link: [Question Link](https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/problems/minimize-the-heights3351/1)

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## My Approach

Simply greddy approach, I start by sorting the array. Then, for each element, I consider two possibilities:

* Getting max after adding `k` to the current element and subtracting `k` from the maximum element.
* Getting min after subtracting `k` from the current element and adding `k` to the minimum element. I update the minimum difference (`out`) by comparing it with the difference obtained from the above two possibilities.

## Time and Auxiliary Space Complexity

* **Time Complexity**: `O(nlog n)` for sorting `arr` array.
* **Auxiliary Space Complexity**: `O(1)`, as no extra space is used.

## Code (C++)

```cpp
class Solution {
public:
    int getMinDiff(int arr[], int n, int k) {
        sort(arr, arr + n);
        int out = arr[n - 1] - arr[0];

        for (int i = 0; i < n - 1; ++i) {
            if (arr[i + 1] - k >= 0) {
                int nax = max(arr[i] + k, arr[n - 1] - k);
                int nin = min(arr[i + 1] - k, arr[0] + k);
                out = min(out, nax - nin);
            }
        }
        return out;
    }
};
```

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