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| 1 | +<h2><a href="https://leetcode.com/problems/maximize-expression-of-three-elements">4112. Maximize Expression of Three Elements</a></h2><h3>Easy</h3><hr><p>You are given an integer array <code>nums</code>.</p> |
| 2 | + |
| 3 | +<p>Choose three elements <code>a</code>, <code>b</code>, and <code>c</code> from <code>nums</code> at <strong>distinct</strong> indices such that the value of the expression <code>a + b - c</code> is maximized.</p> |
| 4 | + |
| 5 | +<p>Return an integer denoting the <strong>maximum possible value</strong> of this expression.</p> |
| 6 | + |
| 7 | +<p> </p> |
| 8 | +<p><strong class="example">Example 1:</strong></p> |
| 9 | + |
| 10 | +<div class="example-block"> |
| 11 | +<p><strong>Input:</strong> <span class="example-io">nums = [1,4,2,5]</span></p> |
| 12 | + |
| 13 | +<p><strong>Output:</strong> <span class="example-io">8</span></p> |
| 14 | + |
| 15 | +<p><strong>Explanation:</strong></p> |
| 16 | + |
| 17 | +<p>We can choose <code>a = 4</code>, <code>b = 5</code>, and <code>c = 1</code>. The expression value is <code>4 + 5 - 1 = 8</code>, which is the maximum possible.</p> |
| 18 | +</div> |
| 19 | + |
| 20 | +<p><strong class="example">Example 2:</strong></p> |
| 21 | + |
| 22 | +<div class="example-block"> |
| 23 | +<p><strong>Input:</strong> <span class="example-io">nums = [-2,0,5,-2,4]</span></p> |
| 24 | + |
| 25 | +<p><strong>Output:</strong> <span class="example-io">11</span></p> |
| 26 | + |
| 27 | +<p><strong>Explanation:</strong></p> |
| 28 | + |
| 29 | +<p>We can choose <code>a = 5</code>, <code>b = 4</code>, and <code>c = -2</code>. The expression value is <code>5 + 4 - (-2) = 11</code>, which is the maximum possible.</p> |
| 30 | +</div> |
| 31 | + |
| 32 | +<p> </p> |
| 33 | +<p><strong>Constraints:</strong></p> |
| 34 | + |
| 35 | +<ul> |
| 36 | + <li><code>3 <= nums.length <= 100</code></li> |
| 37 | + <li><code>-100 <= nums[i] <= 100</code></li> |
| 38 | +</ul> |
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