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2. Prefix sum
It is a simple yet powerful technique that allows to perform fast calculation on the sum
of elements in a given range (called contiguous segments of array).

3. Prefix sum
It is a simple yet powerful technique that allows to perform fast calculation on the sum
of elements in a given range (called contiguous segments of array).
6 3 -2 4 -1 0 -5
Example -
A[ ] =

4. Prefix sum
It is a simple yet powerful technique that allows to perform fast calculation on the sum
of elements in a given range (called contiguous segments of array).
6 3 -2 4 -1 0 -5
Example - i = 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
A[ ] =

5. Prefix sum
It is a simple yet powerful technique that allows to perform fast calculation on the sum
of elements in a given range (called contiguous segments of array).
6 3 -2 4 -1 0 -5
Example - i = 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
6 9 7 11 10 10 5Prefix Sum Array -
A[ ] =
A[ ] =

6. Prefix sum
6 3 -2 4 -1 0 -5
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
6 9 -2 4 -1 0 -5
6 9 7 4 -1 0 -5
6 9 7 11 -1 0 -5
6 9 7 11 10 0 -5
6 9 7 11 10 10 5
6 9 7 11 10 10 -5
Example -
i =
A[ ] =

7. Prefix sum
6 3 -2 4 -1 0 -5
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
6 9 -2 4 -1 0 -5
6 9 7 4 -1 0 -5
6 9 7 11 -1 0 -5
6 9 7 11 10 0 -5
6 9 7 11 10 10 5
6 9 7 11 10 10 -5
for( int i=1 ; i<7 ; i++ ){
A[i] = A[i]+A[i-1];
}
n
Example -
i =
A[ ] =

8. Prefix sum
6 3 -2 4 -1 0 -5
Example -
i = 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
6 9 7 11 10 10 5
Prefix Sum Array -
A[ ] =
A[ ] =
i = 0 1 2 3 4 5 6

9. Prefix sum
6 3 -2 4 -1 0 -5
Example -
i = 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
6 9 7 11 10 10 5
Prefix Sum Array -
Calculate the sum between range [0, 4] ?
A[ ] =
A[ ] =
i = 0 1 2 3 4 5 6

10. Prefix sum
6 3 -2 4 -1 0 -5
Example -
i = 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
6 9 7 11 10 10 5
Prefix Sum Array -
Calculate the sum between range [0, 4] ?
A[ ] =
A[ ] =
i = 0 1 2 3 4 5 6

11. Prefix sum
6 3 -2 4 -1 0 -5
Example -
i = 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
6 9 7 11 10 10 5
Prefix Sum Array -
Calculate the sum between range [0, 4] ?
A[ ] =
A[ ] =
Ans : 10 (=A[4]) O(1)
i = 0 1 2 3 4 5 6

12. Prefix sum
6 3 -2 4 -1 0 -5
Example -
i = 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
6 9 7 11 10 10 5
Prefix Sum Array -
Calculate the sum between range [0, 4] ?
A[ ] =
A[ ] =
Ans : 10 (=A[4]) O(1)
Calculate the sum between range [0, 6] ?
i = 0 1 2 3 4 5 6

13. Prefix sum
6 3 -2 4 -1 0 -5
Example -
i = 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
6 9 7 11 10 10 5
Prefix Sum Array -
Calculate the sum between range [0, 4] ?
A[ ] =
A[ ] =
Ans : 10 (=A[4]) O(1)
Calculate the sum between range [0, 6] ?
i = 0 1 2 3 4 5 6

14. Prefix sum
6 3 -2 4 -1 0 -5
Example -
i = 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
6 9 7 11 10 10 5
Prefix Sum Array -
Calculate the sum between range [0, 4] ?
A[ ] =
A[ ] =
Ans : 10 (=A[4]) O(1)
Calculate the sum between range [0, 6] ?
Ans : 5 (=A[6]) O(1)
i = 0 1 2 3 4 5 6

15. Prefix sum
6 3 -2 4 -1 0 -5
Example -
i = 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
6 9 7 11 10 10 5
Prefix Sum Array -
Calculate the sum between range [0, 4] ?
A[ ] =
A[ ] =
Ans : 10 (=A[4]) O(1)
Calculate the sum between range [0, 6] ?
Ans : 5 (=A[6]) O(1)
Calculate the sum between range [2, 6] ?
i = 0 1 2 3 4 5 6

16. Prefix sum
6 3 -2 4 -1 0 -5
Example -
i = 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
6 9 7 11 10 10 5
Prefix Sum Array -
Calculate the sum between range [0, 4] ?
A[ ] =
A[ ] =
Ans : 10 (=A[4]) O(1)
Calculate the sum between range [0, 6] ?
Ans : 5 (=A[6]) O(1)
Calculate the sum between range [2, 6] ?
sum between range [0, 6]
i = 0 1 2 3 4 5 6

17. Prefix sum
6 3 -2 4 -1 0 -5
Example -
i = 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
6 9 7 11 10 10 5
Prefix Sum Array -
Calculate the sum between range [0, 4] ?
A[ ] =
A[ ] =
Ans : 10 (=A[4]) O(1)
Calculate the sum between range [0, 6] ?
Ans : 5 (=A[6]) O(1)
Calculate the sum between range [2, 6] ?
sum between range [0, 6]
sum between range [0, 6] =
sum between range [2, 6]
sum between range [0, 1] +
i = 0 1 2 3 4 5 6

18. Prefix sum
6 3 -2 4 -1 0 -5
Example -
i = 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
6 9 7 11 10 10 5
Prefix Sum Array -
Calculate the sum between range [0, 4] ?
A[ ] =
A[ ] =
Ans : 10 (=A[4]) O(1)
Calculate the sum between range [0, 6] ?
Ans : 5 (=A[6]) O(1)
Calculate the sum between range [2, 6] ?
sum between range [0, 6]
sum between range [0, 6] =
sum between range [2, 6]
sum between range [0, 1] +
A[6] = A[1] + sum between range [2, 6]
A[6] - A[1] = sum between range [2, 6]
i = 0 1 2 3 4 5 6

19. Prefix sum
6 3 -2 4 -1 0 -5
Example -
i = 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
6 9 7 11 10 10 5
Prefix Sum Array -
Calculate the sum between range [0, 4] ?
A[ ] =
A[ ] =
Ans : 10 (=A[4]) O(1)
Calculate the sum between range [0, 6] ?
Ans : 5 (=A[6]) O(1)
Calculate the sum between range [2, 6] ?
sum between range [0, 6]
sum between range [0, 6] =
sum between range [2, 6]
sum between range [0, 1] +
A[6] = A[1] + sum between range [2, 6]
A[6] - A[1] = sum between range [2, 6]
sum between range [2, 6] = A[6] - A[1]
i = 0 1 2 3 4 5 6

20. Prefix sum
6 3 -2 4 -1 0 -5
Example -
i = 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
6 9 7 11 10 10 5
Prefix Sum Array -
Calculate the sum between range [0, 4] ?
A[ ] =
A[ ] =
Ans : 10 (=A[4]) O(1)
Calculate the sum between range [0, 6] ?
Ans : 5 (=A[6]) O(1)
Calculate the sum between range [2, 6] ?
sum between range [0, 6]
sum between range [0, 6] =
sum between range [2, 6]
sum between range [0, 1] +
A[6] = A[1] + sum between range [2, 6]
A[6] - A[1] = sum between range [2, 6]
sum between range [2, 6] = A[6] - A[1]
sum between range [2, 6] = 5 - 9
sum between range [2, 6] = - 4
i = 0 1 2 3 4 5 6

21. Prefix sum
6 3 -2 4 -1 0 -5
Generalization -
i = 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
6 9 7 11 10 10 5
Prefix Sum Array -
A[ ] =
A[ ] =
i = 0 1 2 3 4 5 6

22. Prefix sum
6 3 -2 4 -1 0 -5
Generalization -
i = 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
6 9 7 11 10 10 5
Prefix Sum Array -
A[ ] =
A[ ] =
i = 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
A[2, 6]

23. Prefix sum
6 3 -2 4 -1 0 -5
Generalization -
i = 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
6 9 7 11 10 10 5
Prefix Sum Array -
A[ ] =
A[ ] =
i = 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
A[6]
A[2, 6]

24. Prefix sum
6 3 -2 4 -1 0 -5
Generalization -
i = 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
6 9 7 11 10 10 5
Prefix Sum Array -
A[ ] =
A[ ] =
i = 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
A[1]
A[6]
A[1]
A[2, 6]

25. Prefix sum
6 3 -2 4 -1 0 -5
Generalization -
i = 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
6 9 7 11 10 10 5
Prefix Sum Array -
A[ ] =
A[ ] =
i = 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
A[2, 6] = A[6] - A[1]
A[6]
A[1]
A[2, 6]

26. Prefix sum
6 3 -2 4 -1 0 -5
Generalization -
i = 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
6 9 7 11 10 10 5
Prefix Sum Array -
A[ ] =
A[ ] =
i = 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
To calculate the sum between range [I, j]
A[2, 6] = A[6] - A[1]
A[6]
A[1]
A[2, 6]

27. Prefix sum
6 3 -2 4 -1 0 -5
Generalization -
i = 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
6 9 7 11 10 10 5
Prefix Sum Array -
A[ ] =
A[ ] =
i = 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Formula -
To calculate the sum between range [I, j]
A[2, 6] = A[6] - A[1]
A[i, j] = A[j] - A[i - 1]
A[6]
A[1]
A[2, 6]

28. Prefix sum
6 3 -2 4 -1 0 -5
Generalization -
i = 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
6 9 7 11 10 10 5
Prefix Sum Array -
A[ ] =
A[ ] =
i = 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Formula -
To calculate the sum between range [I, j]
A[2, 6] = A[6] - A[1]
Calculate the sum between range [3, 5] ?
A[i, j] = A[j] - A[i - 1]
A[6]
A[1]
A[2, 6]

29. Prefix sum
6 3 -2 4 -1 0 -5
Generalization -
i = 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
6 9 7 11 10 10 5
Prefix Sum Array -
A[ ] =
A[ ] =
i = 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Formula -
To calculate the sum between range [I, j]
A[2, 6] = A[6] - A[1]
Calculate the sum between range [3, 5] ?
A[3, 5] = A[5] - A[3 - 1]
A[3, 5] = A[5] - A[2]
A[3, 5] = 10 - 7
A[3, 5] = 3
A[i, j] = A[j] - A[i - 1]
A[6]
A[1]
A[2, 6]

30. Prefix sum
6 3 -2 4 -1 0 -5
Generalization -
i = 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
6 9 7 11 10 10 5
Prefix Sum Array -
A[ ] =
A[ ] =
i = 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
A[6]
A[1]
A[2, 6]
Formula -
To calculate the sum between range [I, j]
A[2, 6] = A[6] - A[1]
Calculate the sum between range [3, 5] ?
A[3, 5] = A[5] - A[3 - 1]
A[3, 5] = A[5] - A[2]
A[3, 5] = 10 - 7
A[3, 5] = 3
O(1)
A[i, j] = A[j] - A[i - 1]

31. • To calculate prefix sum array of n size array
Time complexity - O(n)
Analysis of Algorithm -
• Time taken to perform range sum query is -
Time complexity - O(1)

32. Analysis of Algorithm -
• Total time taken to pre process the n size array and to perform range query is -
Time complexity - + O(1)O(n)
~ O(n)
• To calculate prefix sum array of n size array
Time complexity - O(n)
• Time taken to perform range sum query is -
Time complexity - O(1)

33. • It takes O(n) time to calculate prefix sum array of n size array.
Key takeaway from this lesson -
• It takes O(1) time to perform range sum query on n size array.

34. Here is the link to video tutorial :-
https://youtu.be/pVS3yhlzrlQ