Solution.cpp

class Solution {
public:
    int maximumScore(vector<int>& nums, int k) {
        int n = nums.size();
        vector<int> left(n, -1);
        vector<int> right(n, n);
        stack<int> stk;
        for (int i = 0; i < n; ++i) {
            int v = nums[i];
            while (!stk.empty() && nums[stk.top()] >= v) {
                stk.pop();
            }
            if (!stk.empty()) {
                left[i] = stk.top();
            }
            stk.push(i);
        }
        stk = stack<int>();
        for (int i = n - 1; i >= 0; --i) {
            int v = nums[i];
            while (!stk.empty() && nums[stk.top()] > v) {
                stk.pop();
            }
            if (!stk.empty()) {
                right[i] = stk.top();
            }
            stk.push(i);
        }
        int ans = 0;
        for (int i = 0; i < n; ++i) {
            if (left[i] + 1 <= k && k <= right[i] - 1) {
                ans = max(ans, nums[i] * (right[i] - left[i] - 1));
            }
        }
        return ans;
    }
};