RMQ的模板题吧。。
/*
ID: liven052
LANG: C++
TASK: test
*/
#include <set>
#include <cmath>
#include <queue>
#include <stack>
#include <string>
#include <cstdio>
#include <cstring>
#include <algorithm>
using namespace std;
typedef long long LL;
const double PI = acos(-1.0);
template <class T> inline T MAX(T a, T b){if (a > b) return a;return b;}
template <class T> inline T MIN(T a, T b){if (a < b) return a;return b;}
const int N = 111;
const int M = 11111;
const LL MOD = 1000000007LL;
const int dir[4][2] = {1, 0, -1, 0, 0, -1, 0, 1};
const int INF = 0x3f3f3f3f;
int mi[50500][50], ma[50500][50], w[50500];
int n, q;
void rmqinit()
{
int lim, i, j;
for (i = 1; i <= n; ++i) mi[i][0] = ma[i][0] = w[i];
lim = log((double)(n + 1))/ log(2.0);
for (j = 1; j <= lim; ++j)
for (i = 1; i + (1 << j) - 1 <= n; ++i)
{
mi[i][j] = MIN(mi[i][j - 1], mi[i + (1 <<(j - 1))][j - 1]);
ma[i][j] = MAX(ma[i][j - 1], ma[i + (1 <<(j - 1))][j - 1]);
}
}
int check(int a, int b)
{
int k = (int)(log((double)(b - a + 1))/ log(2.0));
return MAX(ma[a][k], ma[b-(1<<k)+1][k]) - MIN(mi[a][k], mi[b-(1<<k)+1][k]);
}
int main()
{
while (scanf("%d%d", &n, &q) != EOF)
{
for (int i = 1; i <= n; ++i)
scanf("%d", &w[i]);
rmqinit();
int a, b;
for (int i = 0; i < q; ++i)
{
scanf("%d%d", &a, &b);
printf("%d\n", check(a,b));
}
}
return 0;
}