Adjacent Swaps to Sort
Sequel to https://puzzlespree.substack.com/p/minimum-swaps-for-market-signal-sorting
Problem Statement
You are given an array of integers. You want to sort the array in ascending order using only swaps of adjacent elements. Determine the minimum number of such swaps required to accomplish this.
Examples
Example 1
Input: [4, 3, 1, 2, 5]
Output: 5
Explanation:
One valid sequence of adjacent swaps:
1) [4, 3, 1, 2, 5] → [3, 4, 1, 2, 5]
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