Code: Flip the Bit (Easy Version)
#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
void solve() {
int n, k;
cin >> n >> k;
vector<int> a(n);
for (int i = 0; i < n; ++i) cin >> a[i];
vector<int> p(k);
for (int i = 0; i < k; ++i) cin >> p[i];
const int x = a[p[0] - 1];
const int pivot = p[0];
int leftCuts = 0;
int prev = 0; // b_0 = 0
for (int i = 1; i <= pivot; ++i) {
int bi = (i == pivot ? 0 : (a[i - 1] ^ x));
leftCuts += (bi != prev);
prev = bi;
}
int rightCuts = 0;
prev = 0; // b_p = 0
for (int i = pivot; i <= n + 1; ++i) {
int bi = 0;
if (i >= pivot + 1 && i <= n) bi = (a[i - 1] ^ x);
rightCuts += (bi != prev);
prev = bi;
}
cout << max(leftCuts, rightCuts) << '\n';
}
int main() {
ios::sync_with_stdio(false);
cin.tie(nullptr);
int t;
cin >> t;
while (t--) solve();
return 0;
}
#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
void solve() {
int N, K;
cin >> N >> K;
vector<int> A(N);
for (int i = 0; i < N; i++) {
cin >> A[i];
}
int P;
for (int i = 0; i < K; i++) {
cin >> P;
}
P--;
int nless = 0, nmore = 0;
for (int i = 0; i + 1 <= P; i++) {
if (A[i] != A[i + 1])
nless++;
}
for (int i = P; i + 1 < N; i++) {
if (A[i] != A[i + 1])
nmore++;
}
int ans = max(nless, nmore);
if (ans & 1)
ans++;
cout << ans << '\n';
}
int main() {
ios_base::sync_with_stdio(false), cin.tie(nullptr);
int T;
cin >> T;
while (T--)
solve();
}