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#Given an array replace every element by product of previous and next
#first element is replaced by product of first and second and last element by product of last and second last
#Time-complexity: O(n),Auxiliary-space: O(1)
def modify(a)
len=a.length
if len<=0
return -1
end
#update first element
prev=a[0]
a[0]*=a[1]
for i in 1...len-1
current=a[i] #Keep track of current element
a[i]=prev*a[i+1]
prev=current #Store current element for next iteration
end
#update last element
a[len-1]*=prev
return a
end
modify([3,6,1,7,8,2]) # => [18, 3, 42, 8, 14, 16]