{"trustable":true,"prependHtml":"\u003cstyle type\u003d\u0027text/css\u0027\u003e\n .input, .output {\n border: 1px solid #888888;\n }\n .output {\n margin-bottom: 1em;\n position: relative;\n top: -1px;\n }\n .output pre, .input pre {\n background-color: #EFEFEF;\n line-height: 1.25em;\n margin: 0;\n padding: 0.25em;\n }\n \u003c/style\u003e\n \u003clink rel\u003d\"stylesheet\" href\u003d\"//codeforces.org/s/96598/css/problem-statement.css\" type\u003d\"text/css\" /\u003e\u003cscript\u003e window.katexOptions \u003d { disable: true }; \u003c/script\u003e\n\u003cscript type\u003d\"text/x-mathjax-config\"\u003e\n MathJax.Hub.Config({\n tex2jax: {\n inlineMath: [[\u0027$$$\u0027,\u0027$$$\u0027], [\u0027$\u0027,\u0027$\u0027]],\n displayMath: [[\u0027$$$$$$\u0027,\u0027$$$$$$\u0027], [\u0027$$\u0027,\u0027$$\u0027]]\n }\n });\n\u003c/script\u003e\n\u003cscript type\u003d\"text/javascript\" async src\u003d\"https://mathjax.codeforces.org/MathJax.js?config\u003dTeX-AMS_HTML-full\"\u003e\u003c/script\u003e","sections":[{"title":"","value":{"format":"HTML","content":"\u003cp\u003eYou are given an array $$$a_1, a_2, \\dots, a_n$$$. You can perform the following operation any number of times:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e Choose a pair of two neighboring equal elements $$$a_i \u003d a_{i + 1}$$$ (if there is at least one such pair). \u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e Replace them by one element with value $$$a_i + 1$$$. \u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter each such operation, the length of the array will decrease by one (and elements are renumerated accordingly). What is the minimum possible length of the array $$$a$$$ you can get?\u003c/p\u003e"}},{"title":"Input","value":{"format":"HTML","content":"\u003cp\u003eThe first line contains the single integer $$$n$$$ ($$$1 \\le n \\le 500$$$) — the initial length of the array $$$a$$$.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe second line contains $$$n$$$ integers $$$a_1, a_2, \\dots, a_n$$$ ($$$1 \\le a_i \\le 1000$$$) — the initial array $$$a$$$.\u003c/p\u003e"}},{"title":"Output","value":{"format":"HTML","content":"\u003cp\u003ePrint the only integer — the minimum possible length you can get after performing the operation described above any number of times.\u003c/p\u003e"}},{"title":"Examples","value":{"format":"HTML","content":"\u003ctable class\u003d\u0027vjudge_sample\u0027\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\n \u003ctr\u003e\n \u003cth\u003eInput\u003c/th\u003e\n \u003cth\u003eOutput\u003c/th\u003e\n \u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003c/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n \u003ctr\u003e\n \u003ctd\u003e\u003cpre\u003e5\n4 3 2 2 3\n\u003c/pre\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd\u003e\u003cpre\u003e2\n\u003c/pre\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\n \u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003c/tbody\u003e\n\u003c/table\u003e\n"}},{"title":"","value":{"format":"HTML","content":"\u003ctable class\u003d\u0027vjudge_sample\u0027\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\n \u003ctr\u003e\n \u003cth\u003eInput\u003c/th\u003e\n \u003cth\u003eOutput\u003c/th\u003e\n \u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003c/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n \u003ctr\u003e\n \u003ctd\u003e\u003cpre\u003e7\n3 3 4 4 4 3 3\n\u003c/pre\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd\u003e\u003cpre\u003e2\n\u003c/pre\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\n \u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003c/tbody\u003e\n\u003c/table\u003e\n"}},{"title":"","value":{"format":"HTML","content":"\u003ctable class\u003d\u0027vjudge_sample\u0027\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\n \u003ctr\u003e\n \u003cth\u003eInput\u003c/th\u003e\n \u003cth\u003eOutput\u003c/th\u003e\n \u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003c/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n \u003ctr\u003e\n \u003ctd\u003e\u003cpre\u003e3\n1 3 5\n\u003c/pre\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd\u003e\u003cpre\u003e3\n\u003c/pre\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\n \u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003c/tbody\u003e\n\u003c/table\u003e\n"}},{"title":"","value":{"format":"HTML","content":"\u003ctable class\u003d\u0027vjudge_sample\u0027\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\n \u003ctr\u003e\n \u003cth\u003eInput\u003c/th\u003e\n \u003cth\u003eOutput\u003c/th\u003e\n \u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003c/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n \u003ctr\u003e\n \u003ctd\u003e\u003cpre\u003e1\n1000\n\u003c/pre\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd\u003e\u003cpre\u003e1\n\u003c/pre\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\n \u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003c/tbody\u003e\n\u003c/table\u003e\n"}},{"title":"Note","value":{"format":"HTML","content":"\u003cp\u003eIn the first test, this is one of the optimal sequences of operations: $$$4$$$ $$$3$$$ $$$2$$$ $$$2$$$ $$$3$$$ $$$\\rightarrow$$$ $$$4$$$ $$$3$$$ $$$3$$$ $$$3$$$ $$$\\rightarrow$$$ $$$4$$$ $$$4$$$ $$$3$$$ $$$\\rightarrow$$$ $$$5$$$ $$$3$$$.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the second test, this is one of the optimal sequences of operations: $$$3$$$ $$$3$$$ $$$4$$$ $$$4$$$ $$$4$$$ $$$3$$$ $$$3$$$ $$$\\rightarrow$$$ $$$4$$$ $$$4$$$ $$$4$$$ $$$4$$$ $$$3$$$ $$$3$$$ $$$\\rightarrow$$$ $$$4$$$ $$$4$$$ $$$4$$$ $$$4$$$ $$$4$$$ $$$\\rightarrow$$$ $$$5$$$ $$$4$$$ $$$4$$$ $$$4$$$ $$$\\rightarrow$$$ $$$5$$$ $$$5$$$ $$$4$$$ $$$\\rightarrow$$$ $$$6$$$ $$$4$$$.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the third and fourth tests, you can\u0027t perform the operation at all.\u003c/p\u003e"}}]}