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Question · Posted Jun 2026

Problem Statement Given an integer array nums, you can perform the following operation any number of times: Choose any element and increase it by 1. Return the minimum number of operations required to make the array strictly increasing. An array is strictly increasing if: nums[i] > nums[i-1] for every i > 0 Example 1 Input nums = [1,1,1] Output 3 Explanation [1,1,1] → [1,2,1]  (1 operation) → [1,2,2]  (2 operations) → [1,2,3]  (3 operations) Total operations = 3 Example 2 ...

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