Official algorithmic problem description and constraints.
Given an array B containing M (where M is odd) integers, you have to perform the following operation on B until it consists of only a single element.
Note that the operation reduces the length of B by 2.
For example, if π΅=[2,5,3,4,2], you can choose indices (3,1,4), delete the values π΅3,π΅1,π΅4 from B, and append π΅3+π΅1βπ΅4=3+2β4=1 to it, obtaining π΅=[5,2,1].
Your aim is to maximize the value of the final element remaining in the array.
Let this maximum value be π(π΅)
You are given an array A of length N. Answer Q queries on it.
In the i-th query, you are given an integer Kiβ, which is guaranteed to be odd.
Compute π([π΄1,π΄2,β¦,π΄πΎπ]).
That is, compute the answer when considering only the first Kiβ elements of A.
Each query is independent, so the array remains unchanged across queries.
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