Check if array sum can be made K by three operations on it

Last Updated : 11 Jul, 2025

Given an array A of N integers and a positive integer K. Only three operations can be performed on this array:

Replace an integer with the negative value of the integer,
Add index number (1-based indexing) of the element to the element itself and
Subtract index number of the element from the element itself.

The task is to check if the given array can be transformed, using any of above three allowed operations performed only once on each element. such that the sum of the array becomes K.

Examples:

Input : N = 3, K = 2
        A[] = { 1, 1, 1 }
Output : Yes
Explanation
Replace index 0 element with -1. It will sum of array equal to k = 2.

Input : N = 4, K = 5
        A[] = { 1, 2, 3, 4 }
Output : Yes

Pre Requisites Dynamic Programming

Approach: The idea is to use dynamic programming to solve the problem.

Declare a 2D Boolean array, dp[][], where dp[i][j] states if there is any way to obtain the sum of the array equal to j using some operations on the first i elements of the array.

dp[i][j] will be true if the sum is possible else it will be False.

Also, it is possible that the intermediate sum of the array is negative, in that case, do not perform any operation and ignore it thus letting the sum be always positive because k is always positive.

For calculating dp[i][j] we need the values of all states that can make a sum j if we apply an operation on a[i] and add it to the sum.

Below is the implementation of this approach

C++

/* C++ Program to find if Array can have a sum
   of K by applying three types of possible 
   operations on it */
#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
#define MAX 100

// Check if it is possible to achieve a sum with
// three operation allowed.
int check(int i, int sum, int n, int k, int a[],
                               int dp[MAX][MAX])
{
    // If sum is negative.
    if (sum <= 0)
        return false;

    // If going out of bound.
    if (i >= n) {
        // If sum is achieved.
        if (sum == k)
            return true;

        return false;
    }

    // If the current state is not evaluated yet.
    if (dp[i][sum] != -1)
        return dp[i][sum];

    // Replacing element with negative value of
    // the element.
    dp[i][sum] = check(i + 1, sum - 2 * a[i], n, 
          k, a, dp) || check(i + 1, sum, n, k, a, dp);

    // Subtracting index number from the element.
    dp[i][sum] = check(i + 1, sum - (i + 1), n, 
         k, a, dp) || dp[i][sum];

    // Adding index number to the element.
    dp[i][sum] = check(i + 1, sum + i + 1, n,
                      k, a, dp) || dp[i][sum];

    return dp[i][sum];
}

// Wrapper Function
bool wrapper(int n, int k, int a[])
{
    int sum = 0;
    for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) 
        sum += a[i];    

    int dp[MAX][MAX];
    memset(dp, -1, sizeof(dp));

    return check(0, sum, n, k, a, dp);
}

// Driver Code
int main()
{
    int a[] = { 1, 2, 3, 4 };
    int n = 4, k = 5;
    (wrapper(n, k, a) ? (cout << "Yes") : (cout << "No"));
    return 0;
}

Java

/* Java Program to find if Array can have a sum
of K by applying three types of possible 
operations on it */
class GFG 
{

    static int MAX = 100;

    // Check if it is possible to achieve a sum with
    // three operation allowed.
    static int check(int i, int sum, int n, 
                    int k, int a[], int dp[][])
    {
        // If sum is negative.
        if (sum <= 0) 
        {
            return 0;
        }

        // If going out of bound.
        if (i >= n)
        {
            // If sum is achieved.
            if (sum == k)
            {
                return 1;
            }

            return 0;
        }

        // If the current state is not evaluated yet.
        if (dp[i][sum] != -1)
        {
            return dp[i][sum];
        }

        // Replacing element with negative value of
        // the element.
        dp[i][sum] = check(i + 1, sum - 2 * a[i], n, k, a, dp) |
                                check(i + 1, sum, n, k, a, dp);

        // Subtracting index number from the element.
        dp[i][sum] = check(i + 1, sum - (i + 1), n,
                k, a, dp) | dp[i][sum];

        // Adding index number to the element.
        dp[i][sum] = check(i + 1, sum + i + 1, n,
                k, a, dp) | dp[i][sum];

        return dp[i][sum];
    }

    // Wrapper Function
    static int wrapper(int n, int k, int a[])
    {
        int sum = 0;
        for (int i = 0; i < n; i++)
        {
            sum += a[i];
        }

        int[][] dp = new int[MAX][MAX];
        for (int i = 0; i < MAX; i++) 
        {
            for (int j = 0; j < MAX; j++) 
            {
                dp[i][j] = -1;
            }
        }

        return check(0, sum, n, k, a, dp);
    }

    // Driver Code
    public static void main(String[] args) 
    {
        int a[] = {1, 2, 3, 4};
        int n = 4, k = 5;
        if (wrapper(n, k, a) == 1) {
            System.out.println("Yes");
        } else {
            System.out.println("No");
        }
    }
}

// This code is contributed by Princi Singh

// C# Program to find if Array can have a sum
// of K by applying three types of possible 

using System;

class GFG
{
    static int MAX = 100;

    // Check if it is possible to achieve a sum with
    // three operation allowed.
    static int check(int i, int sum, int n, 
                    int k, int []a, int [,]dp)
    {
        // If sum is negative.
        if (sum <= 0) 
        {
            return 0;
        }

        // If going out of bound.
        if (i >= n)
        {
            // If sum is achieved.
            if (sum == k)
            {
                return 1;
            }

            return 0;
        }

        // If the current state is not evaluated yet.
        if (dp[i, sum] != -1)
        {
            return dp[i, sum];
        }

        // Replacing element with negative value of
        // the element.
        dp[i,sum] = check(i + 1, sum - 2 * a[i], n, k, a, dp) |
                                check(i + 1, sum, n, k, a, dp);

        // Subtracting index number from the element.
        dp[i,sum] = check(i + 1, sum - (i + 1), n,
                k, a, dp) | dp[i,sum];

        // Adding index number to the element.
        dp[i,sum] = check(i + 1, sum + i + 1, n,
                k, a, dp) | dp[i,sum];

        return dp[i, sum];
    }

    // Wrapper Function
    static int wrapper(int n, int k, int []a)
    {
        int sum = 0;
        for (int i = 0; i < n; i++)
        {
            sum += a[i];
        }

        int[,] dp = new int[MAX,MAX];
        for (int i = 0; i < MAX; i++) 
        {
            for (int j = 0; j < MAX; j++) 
            {
                dp[i, j] = -1;
            }
        }

        return check(0, sum, n, k, a, dp);
    }

    // Driver Code
    static public void Main ()
    {
        int []a = {1, 2, 3, 4};
        int n = 4, k = 5;
        if (wrapper(n, k, a) == 1)
        {
            Console.WriteLine("Yes");
        } 
        else
        {
            Console.WriteLine("No");
        }
    }
}

// This code is contributed by ajit_0023

Python3

# Python program to find if Array can have sum
# of K by applying three types of possible
# operations on it

MAX = 100

# Check if it is possible to achieve a sum with 
# three operation allowed
def check(i, add, n, k, a, dp):

    # if sum id negative.
    if add <= 0:
        return False
    
    # If going out of bound.
    if i >= n:
        if add == k:
            return True
        
        return False
    
    # If the current state is not evaluated yet.
    if dp[i][add] != -1:
        return dp[i][add]
    
    # Replacing element with negative value of
    # the element.
    dp[i][add] = (check(i+1, add-2*a[i], n,
        k, a, dp) or check(i+1, add, n, k, a, dp))
    
    # Subtracting index number from the element.
    dp[i][add] = (check(i+1, add - (i+1), n,
        k, a, dp) or dp[i][add])
    
    # Adding index number to the element.
    dp[i][add] = (check(i+1, add+i+1, n,
                        k, a, dp) or dp[i][add])
    
    return dp[i][add]

# Wrapper Function
def wrapper(n, k, a):
    add = 0
    for i in range(n):
        add += a[i]
    
    dp = [-1]*MAX
    for i in range(MAX):
        dp[i] = [-1]*MAX

    return check(0, add, n, k, a, dp)

# Driver Code
if __name__ == "__main__":
    a = [1,2,3,4]
    n = 4
    k = 5

    print("Yes") if wrapper(n, k, a) else print("No")

# This code is contributed by
# sanjeev2552

JavaScript

<script>

/* Javascript Program to find if 
   Array can have a sum
   of K by applying three types of possible 
   operations on it */

var MAX = 100;

// Check if it is possible 
// to achieve a sum with
// three operation allowed.
function check(i, sum, n, k, a, dp)
{
    // If sum is negative.
    if (sum <= 0)
        return false;

    // If going out of bound.
    if (i >= n) {
        // If sum is achieved.
        if (sum == k)
            return true;

        return false;
    }

    // If the current state is not evaluated yet.
    if (dp[i][sum] != -1)
        return dp[i][sum];

    // Replacing element with negative value of
    // the element.
    dp[i][sum] = check(i + 1, sum - 2 * a[i], n, 
          k, a, dp) || check(i + 1, sum, n, k, a, dp);

    // Subtracting index number from the element.
    dp[i][sum] = check(i + 1, sum - (i + 1), n, 
         k, a, dp) || dp[i][sum];

    // Adding index number to the element.
    dp[i][sum] = check(i + 1, sum + i + 1, n,
                      k, a, dp) || dp[i][sum];

    return dp[i][sum];
}

// Wrapper Function
function wrapper(n, k, a)
{
    var sum = 0;
    for (var i = 0; i < n; i++) 
        sum += a[i];    

    var dp = Array.from(Array(MAX), ()=> 
    Array(MAX).fill(-1));

    return check(0, sum, n, k, a, dp);
}

// Driver Code
var a = [ 1, 2, 3, 4 ];
var n = 4, k = 5;
(wrapper(n, k, a) ? (document.write( "Yes")) : 
(document.write( "No")));


</script>

Output

Yes

Complexity Analysis:

Time Complexity: O(N*MAX), where N is the number of elements in array and MAX is the defined constant .
Auxiliary Space: O(MAX*MAX) , where MAX is constant define 100.

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