max-sum-is-closed-form

Status: IN

`max_sum` computes the answer in O(1) time with no loops or data structures, reducing the greedy pick strategy to `min(k, numOnes) - max(0, k - numOnes - numZeros)`.

Source: entries/2026/06/06/k-items-with-the-maximum-sum-solution.md

Depended on by

• closed-form-reduction-eliminates-iteration

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