Frog 1

AtCoder

IDdp_a

Time2000ms

Memory256MB

Difficulty—

There are $N$ stones, numbered $1, 2, \ldots, N$. For each $i$ ($1 \leq i \leq N$), the height of Stone $i$ is $h_i$. There is a frog who is initially on Stone $1$. He will repeat the following action some number of times to reach Stone $N$: * If the frog is currently on Stone $i$, jump to Stone $i + 1$ or Stone $i + 2$. Here, a cost of $|h_i - h_j|$ is incurred, where $j$ is the stone to land on. Find the minimum possible total cost incurred before the frog reaches Stone $N$. ## Constraints * All values in input are integers. * $2 \leq N \leq 10^5$ * $1 \leq h_i \leq 10^4$ ## Input Input is given from Standard Input in the following format: $N$ $h_1$ $h_2$ $\ldots$ $h_N$ [samples]

Samples

Input #1

4
10 30 40 20

Output #1

30

If we follow the path $1$ → $2$ → $4$, the total cost incurred would be $|10 - 30| + |30 - 20| = 30$.

Input #2

2
10 10

Output #2

0

If we follow the path $1$ → $2$, the total cost incurred would be $|10 - 10| = 0$.

Input #3

6
30 10 60 10 60 50

Output #3

40

If we follow the path $1$ → $3$ → $5$ → $6$, the total cost incurred would be $|30 - 60| + |60 - 60| + |60 - 50| = 40$.

API Response (JSON)

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