201283: [AtCoder]ARC128 D - Neq Neq
Memory Limit:1024 MB
Time Limit:2 S
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Description
Score : $700$ points
Problem Statement
We have $N$ balls arranged in a row, numbered $1$ to $N$ from left to right. Ball $i$ has an integer $A_i$ written on it.
You can do the following operation any number of times.
- Choose three consecutive balls $x, y, z$ $(1 \leq x < y < z \leq N$). Here, $A_x \neq A_y$ and $A_y \neq A_z$ must hold. Then, eat Ball $y$. After this operation, Balls $x$ and $z$ are considered adjacent.
Find the number of possible sets of balls remaining in the end, modulo $998244353$.
Constraints
- $2 \leq N \leq 200000$
- $1 \leq A_i \leq N$
- All values in input are integers.
Input
Input is given from Standard Input in the following format:
$N$ $A_1$ $A_2$ $\cdots$ $A_N$
Output
Print the answer.
Sample Input 1
4 1 2 1 2
Sample Output 1
3
There are three possible sets of balls remaining in the end: $\{1,2,3,4\},\{1,2,4\},\{1,3,4\}$.
Sample Input 2
5 5 4 3 2 1
Sample Output 2
8
Different sequences of operations are not distinguished if they result in the same set of balls.
Sample Input 3
5 1 2 3 2 1
Sample Output 3
8
Different sets of remaining balls are distinguished even if they have the same sequence of integers written on them.
Sample Input 4
9 1 4 2 2 9 6 9 6 6
Sample Output 4
14