Code:
#include<cstdio>
#include<algorithm>
using namespace std;
const int maxn = 50000 + 12;
int A[maxn];
int dmax[maxn][40];
int dmin[maxn][40];
void init(int *A, int n){
for (int i = 1; i <= n; ++i)
dmin[i][0] = dmax[i][0] = A[i];
for(int j=1;(1<<j)<=n;++j)
for (int i = 1; i + (1 << j) - 1 <= n; ++i)
{
dmin[i][j] = min(dmin[i][j-1], dmin[i + (1 << (j - 1))][j - 1]);
dmax[i][j] = max(dmax[i][j-1], dmax[i + (1 << (j - 1))][j - 1]);
}
}
int RMQ(int L, int R){
int k = 0;
while (L + (1 << (k + 1)) - 1 <= R)++k;
int big = max(dmax[L][k], dmax[R - (1 << k)+1][k]);
int small = min(dmin[L][k], dmin[R - (1 << k) + 1][k]);
return big - small;
}
int main()
{
int n, m;
scanf("%d%d", &n, &m);
for (int i = 1; i <= n; ++i) scanf("%d", &A[i]);
init(A, n);
for (int i = 1; i <= m; ++i)
{
int L, R;
scanf("%d%d", &L, &R);
printf("%d\n", RMQ(L, R));
}
return 0;
}