LeetCode： Maximum Product of Two Elements in an Array

Question

Given the array of integers nums, you will choose two different indices i and j of that array. Return the maximum value of (nums[i]-1)*(nums[j]-1).

Example 1:

Input: nums = [3,4,5,2]

Output: 12

Explanation: If you choose the indices i=1 and j=2 (indexed from 0), you will get the maximum value, that is, (nums[1]-1)*(nums[2]-1) = (4-1)*(5-1) = 3*4 = 12.

Example 2:

Input: nums = [1,5,4,5]

Output: 16

Explanation: Choosing the indices i=1 and j=3 (indexed from 0), you will get the maximum value of (5-1)*(5-1) = 16.

Solution

def max_product(nums)
  length = nums.length
  sorted_nums = nums.sort
  n1, n2 = sorted_nums[length - 2] - 1, sorted_nums[length - 1] - 1
  n1 * n2
end