Maximize K Corner Sum | Dataford Interview Questions

Maximize sum of K corner elements in Array.

Given an integer array nums and integer k, select exactly k elements, where each selected element must come from either the left or right end of the array. Return the maximum possible sum.

Function signature: max_sum_k_corner_elements(nums, k) Input is a list of integers and an integer. Output is an integer.

Example: nums = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 1], k = 3 returns 12, by selecting 5, 6, 1 from the right corner.

Constraints: 1 <= k <= len(nums) <= 1000; values may be negative.

Constraints

1 <= k <= len(nums) <= 1000
-10^9 <= nums[i] <= 10^9
Exactly k elements must be selected
Selected elements must come from the two ends of the array

Function Signature

def max_sum_k_corner_elements(nums, k):

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