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You are given an integer array nums of length n and an integer k.

For each index i, define its instability score as max(nums[0..i]) - min(nums[i..n - 1]).

In other words:

  • max(nums[0..i]) is the largest value among the elements from index 0 to index i.
  • min(nums[i..n - 1]) is the smallest value among the elements from index i to index n - 1.

An index i is called stable if its instability score is less than or equal to k.

Return the smallest stable index. If no such index exists, return -1.

 

Example 1:

Input: nums = [5,0,1,4], k = 3

Output: 3

Explanation:

  • At index 0: The maximum in [5] is 5, and the minimum in [5, 0, 1, 4] is 0, so the instability score is 5 - 0 = 5.
  • At index 1: The maximum in [5, 0] is 5, and the minimum in [0, 1, 4] is 0, so the instability score is 5 - 0 = 5.
  • At index 2: The maximum in [5, 0, 1] is 5, and the minimum in [1, 4] is 1, so the instability score is 5 - 1 = 4.
  • At index 3: The maximum in [5, 0, 1, 4] is 5, and the minimum in [4] is 4, so the instability score is 5 - 4 = 1.
  • This is the first index with an instability score less than or equal to k = 3. Thus, the answer is 3.

Example 2:

Input: nums = [3,2,1], k = 1

Output: -1

Explanation:

  • At index 0, the instability score is 3 - 1 = 2.
  • At index 1, the instability score is 3 - 1 = 2.
  • At index 2, the instability score is 3 - 1 = 2.
  • None of these values is less than or equal to k = 1, so the answer is -1.

Example 3:

Input: nums = [0], k = 0

Output: 0

Explanation:

At index 0, the instability score is 0 - 0 = 0, which is less than or equal to k = 0. Therefore, the answer is 0.

 

Constraints:

  • 1 <= nums.length <= 100
  • 0 <= nums[i] <= 109
  • 0 <= k <= 109
 
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