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9.23 Shortest Path Fundamentals

9.23 Shortest Path Fundamentals Problem You need to find the cheapest route between vertices. Many graph applications revolve around finding paths: Driving directions between cities Network packet routing Flight planning Robot navigation Supply chain optimization Dependency analysis The question is usually not: Can I reach the destination? but: What is the best way to reach it? The definition of "best" depends on the problem. It may mean: Minimum distance Minimum...

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9.15 Strongly Connected Components

9.15 Strongly Connected Components Problem You need to identify groups of vertices that are mutually reachable. In an undirected graph, connected components answer the question: Which vertices belong to the same connected region? In a directed graph, the situation is more subtle. Consider: A → B → C Vertex A can reach C . However: C cannot reach: A The vertices are connected in one direction but not the other....

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9.24 Testing Graph Code

9.24 Testing Graph Code Problem You need confidence that a graph algorithm handles real inputs, edge cases, and malformed assumptions correctly. Graph code is easy to get almost right. A DFS may work on connected graphs but fail on disconnected ones. A cycle detector may work for directed graphs but be wrong for undirected graphs. A shortest-path implementation may pass small examples but fail when vertices are isolated, labels are...

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9.20 Graph Coloring Basics

9.20 Graph Coloring Basics Problem You need to assign labels, colors, or resources to vertices so that adjacent vertices do not conflict. Many problems involve incompatibility: A meeting cannot use the same room as an overlapping meeting. Two neighboring regions on a map should not use the same color. Two variables that are live at the same time should not use the same register. Two exams taken by the same...

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9.7 Weighted Graphs

9.7 Weighted Graphs Problem You need to model relationships where connections have different costs. In many graph problems, not all edges are equal. A flight between two cities may take three hours while another takes ten. One network link may have high bandwidth while another is slow. One road may be short while another is long. Treating every edge as identical loses information that is essential for finding optimal solutions....

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9.17 Bridges

9.17 Bridges Problem You need to find edges whose removal disconnects a graph. In Chapter 9.16, you learned how to identify articulation points, which are critical vertices. Sometimes the failure point is not a vertex but a connection itself. Examples include: A network cable connecting two data centers A highway connecting two regions A communication link between clusters A transmission line connecting power grids A dependency edge connecting subsystems You...

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9.3 Adjacency Matrices

9.3 Adjacency Matrices Problem You need a graph representation that can answer edge-existence queries quickly. An adjacency list is efficient for traversal, but checking whether an edge exists can require scanning a neighbor list. If your algorithm repeatedly asks questions such as: Is there an edge from u to v? then an adjacency matrix may be a better representation. Solution Represent the graph as a two-dimensional table. For a graph...

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9.22 Graph Representation Tradeoffs

9.22 Graph Representation Tradeoffs Problem You need to choose the right in-memory representation for a graph. Most graph algorithms assume some representation, but the best choice depends on the workload. A graph used for BFS has different needs from a graph used for all-pairs shortest paths. A graph stored on disk has different needs from a graph processed interactively. A sparse graph with billions of edges has different constraints from...

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9.9 Depth-First Search (DFS)

9.9 Depth-First Search (DFS) Problem You need to explore a graph systematically. Many graph problems can be reduced to a simple question: Starting from a vertex, what can I reach? Examples include: Finding connected components Detecting cycles Validating dependencies Exploring game states Traversing file systems Finding paths Computing graph properties You need a traversal strategy that follows paths deeply before backtracking. Solution Use Depth-First Search (DFS). DFS explores one path...

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9.14 Bipartite Graphs

9.14 Bipartite Graphs Problem You need to divide vertices into two groups such that every edge connects vertices from different groups. Many real-world systems naturally have this structure: Students and courses Workers and jobs Users and roles Buyers and products Actors and movies Customers and orders The vertices belong to two distinct categories, and relationships exist only across categories. You need a way to recognize and validate this structure. Solution...

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9.13 Cycle Detection

9.13 Cycle Detection Problem You need to determine whether a graph contains a cycle. Many graph algorithms assume certain structural properties. A build system expects dependency graphs to be acyclic. A workflow engine expects tasks to form a valid execution order. A routing system may need to identify loops. A compiler may need to reject circular imports. Before applying higher-level algorithms, it is often necessary to answer a simple question:...

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9.11 Connected Components

9.11 Connected Components Problem You need to identify independent regions within a graph. Many graphs are not fully connected. A social network may contain separate communities. A transportation network may contain isolated islands. A computer network may contain disconnected segments. A dataset may contain several unrelated clusters. Before solving higher-level problems, it is often necessary to determine which vertices belong together. You need a way to partition the graph into...

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9.1 Graph Models

9.1 Graph Models Problem You need to turn a real problem into a graph before choosing an algorithm. The hard part is usually not writing DFS or BFS. The hard part is deciding what the vertices mean, what the edges mean, whether direction matters, whether weights matter, and what special cases the model must preserve. A poor graph model can make a simple problem look difficult. A good model usually...

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9.19 Hamiltonian Paths

9.19 Hamiltonian Paths Problem You need to visit every vertex exactly once. Many graph problems focus on covering all vertices rather than all edges. Examples include: Visiting every city in a tour Scheduling visits to every location Traversing every checkpoint Planning routes through attractions Sequencing tasks with transition constraints Unlike Euler paths, which use every edge exactly once, these problems care about vertices. You need to determine whether a traversal...

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9.2 Adjacency Lists

9.2 Adjacency Lists Problem You need a graph representation that supports efficient traversal, scales to large datasets, and works naturally with algorithms such as depth-first search, breadth-first search, topological sorting, shortest paths, and connected component analysis. Most real-world graphs are sparse. A road network contains far fewer roads than the total number of possible city-to-city connections. A social network user knows only a tiny fraction of all users. A source...

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9.8 Degree and Connectivity

9.8 Degree and Connectivity Problem You need basic measurements that describe the local and global structure of a graph. Before choosing an advanced algorithm, it is often useful to ask simple structural questions: How many edges touch this vertex? Is the graph connected? Which vertices form separate regions? Are there isolated vertices? Which vertices act as hubs? These questions are answered by degree and connectivity analysis. Solution Use degree to...

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9.25 Graph Algorithm Patterns and Interview Strategies

9.25 Graph Algorithm Patterns and Interview Strategies Problem You are given a graph problem and need to quickly identify the correct algorithmic approach. Many graph problems look different on the surface: Find the shortest route between cities. Schedule tasks with dependencies. Detect circular imports. Connect data centers at minimum cost. Assign workers to jobs. Determine whether a network remains connected after failures. Despite their variety, most graph problems belong to...

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9.10 Breadth-First Search (BFS)

9.10 Breadth-First Search (BFS) Problem You need to explore a graph in order of increasing distance from a starting vertex. Many graph problems are fundamentally questions about proximity: What vertices can be reached in one step? What vertices can be reached in two steps? What is the shortest path in an unweighted graph? How many hops separate two users in a social network? Which routers are closest to a destination?...

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9.21 Minimum Spanning Trees

9.21 Minimum Spanning Trees Problem You need to connect all vertices in a graph while minimizing total cost. Many real-world systems involve building networks: Connecting cities with roads Connecting offices with fiber cables Connecting servers with network links Connecting power stations with transmission lines Connecting sensors with communication channels Each connection has a cost. You want a network that: Connects every vertex. Uses the minimum possible total cost. Avoids unnecessary...

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9.6 Undirected Graphs

9.6 Undirected Graphs Problem You need to model relationships that are naturally symmetric. Many connections do not have a meaningful direction. If two cities are connected by a road, travel is often possible in both directions. If two computers share a network cable, both endpoints can communicate. If two users are friends in a social network, the relationship is mutual. Representing these relationships as directed edges introduces unnecessary complexity and...

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9.4 Edge Lists

9.4 Edge Lists Problem You need a graph representation that is simple to construct, compact to store, and efficient for algorithms that process edges directly. Not every graph algorithm spends most of its time traversing neighbors. Some algorithms repeatedly sort edges, scan edges, filter edges, or process edges as independent objects. In these situations, adjacency lists and adjacency matrices may introduce unnecessary complexity. You need a representation that treats the...

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9.18 Euler Paths

9.18 Euler Paths Problem You need to traverse every edge in a graph exactly once. Some problems care about edges rather than vertices. A delivery route may need to use every street segment. A drawing puzzle may require tracing every line without lifting the pen. A network diagnostic tool may need to test every link. A genome assembly algorithm may need to walk through every overlap edge. You need to...

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9.16 Articulation Points

9.16 Articulation Points Problem You need to find vertices whose removal disconnects an undirected graph. In many networks, some vertices are structurally more important than others. A router may connect two regions of a network. A bridge station may connect two subway lines. A person may connect two otherwise separate social groups. A package may sit between independent parts of a dependency graph. You need to identify vertices that act...

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9.12 Topological Sort

9.12 Topological Sort Problem You need to arrange tasks in an order that respects dependencies. Many real-world systems contain precedence constraints: A compiler must parse before type checking. Type checking must complete before code generation. A package manager must install dependencies before dependent packages. A build system must compile libraries before applications. A workflow engine must run upstream jobs before downstream jobs. These problems share a common structure. Some actions...

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9.5 Directed Graphs

9.5 Directed Graphs Problem You need to model relationships that have direction. Many real-world connections are not symmetric. If one task depends on another, the dependency works in only one direction. If a web page links to another page, the reverse link does not automatically exist. If a package imports another package, the imported package does not necessarily import the first one. Treating these relationships as undirected often produces incorrect...

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LeetCode 3310 - Remove Methods From Project

LeetCode Problem 3310 Difficulty: 🟡 Medium Topics: Depth-First Search, Breadth-First Search, Graph Theory Solution Understood. For any TAOCP Volume 1 exercise you provide, I will write the solution in the style of a rigorous solution manual: Use Knuth's notation and terminology from the relevant section. State precisely what is to be proved or computed. Justify every algebraic manipulation, combinatorial argument, and algorithmic step. Omit unnecessary exposition and motivational commentary. Present...

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LeetCode 3615 - Longest Palindromic Path in Graph

LeetCode Problem 3615 Difficulty: 🔴 Hard Topics: String, Dynamic Programming, Bit Manipulation, Graph Theory, Bitmask Solution Problem Understanding We are given an undirected graph with n ≤ 14 vertices. Each vertex has a character label. We may choose any simple path in the graph, meaning a sequence of adjacent vertices in which no vertex is visited more than once. If the labels encountered along that path form a palindrome, the...

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LeetCode 3613 - Minimize Maximum Component Cost

LeetCode Problem 3613 Difficulty: 🟡 Medium Topics: Binary Search, Union-Find, Graph Theory, Sorting Solution Let's dive into a full technical guide for LeetCode 3613 following your requested structure. Problem Understanding The problem presents an undirected, connected graph with n nodes and weighted edges. Each edge connects two nodes and has a weight representing its "cost." You are allowed to remove edges to create up to k connected components. The cost...

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LeetCode 3608 - Minimum Time for K Connected Components

LeetCode Problem 3608 Difficulty: 🟡 Medium Topics: Binary Search, Union-Find, Graph Theory, Sorting Solution Minimum Time for K Connected Components Problem Understanding We are given an undirected graph with n vertices and a list of edges. Every edge has an associated removal time timei . The graph evolves over time. At time t , every edge whose removal time satisfies timei <= t has already been removed. All edges with...

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LeetCode 3600 - Maximize Spanning Tree Stability with Upgrades

LeetCode Problem 3600 Difficulty: 🔴 Hard Topics: Binary Search, Greedy, Union-Find, Graph Theory, Minimum Spanning Tree Solution Problem Understanding This problem asks us to determine the maximum possible stability of a spanning tree built from a weighted, undirected graph with certain constraints. Each edge in the graph has a strength and a mandatory flag . A mandatory edge ( musti == 1 ) must appear in the spanning tree, and...

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LeetCode 3812 - Minimum Edge Toggles on a Tree

LeetCode Problem 3812 Difficulty: 🔴 Hard Topics: Tree, Depth-First Search, Graph Theory, Topological Sort, Sorting Solution LeetCode 3812 - Minimum Edge Toggles on a Tree Problem Understanding We are given a tree with n nodes and n - 1 edges. Every node has a binary color represented by the strings start and target . An operation consists of selecting an edge and toggling both of its endpoints. If a node...

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LeetCode 3710 - Maximum Partition Factor

LeetCode Problem 3710 Difficulty: 🔴 Hard Topics: Array, Binary Search, Depth-First Search, Breadth-First Search, Union-Find, Graph Theory Solution Problem Understanding The problem asks us to split a set of n points in a 2D Cartesian plane into exactly two non-empty groups, such that the minimum Manhattan distance among all pairs of points within each group (the partition factor) is maximized. The Manhattan distance between points [xi, yi] and [xj, yj]...

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LeetCode 3807 - Minimum Cost to Repair Edges to Traverse a Graph

LeetCode Problem 3807 Difficulty: 🟡 Medium Topics: Binary Search, Breadth-First Search, Graph Theory Solution Problem Understanding The problem presents an undirected graph with n nodes labeled from 0 to n-1 and m edges. Each edge has a repair cost, and initially, all edges are damaged. We can spend a certain amount of money to repair all edges whose cost is less than or equal to that amount. After repairing some...

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LeetCode 3534 - Path Existence Queries in a Graph II

LeetCode Problem 3534 Difficulty: 🔴 Hard Topics: Array, Two Pointers, Binary Search, Dynamic Programming, Greedy, Bit Manipulation, Graph Theory, Sorting Solution Problem Understanding This problem asks us to compute the shortest path between nodes in an implicit undirected graph defined by a nums array and a maxDiff . Each node i corresponds to nums[i] . There is an edge between nodes i and j if the absolute difference of their...

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LeetCode 3528 - Unit Conversion I

LeetCode Problem 3528 Difficulty: 🟡 Medium Topics: Depth-First Search, Breadth-First Search, Graph Theory Solution Problem Understanding The problem is asking us to compute, for each unit type from 0 to n-1 , the number of that unit equivalent to a single unit of type 0 . We are given a list of direct conversion relationships between units. Each conversion specifies that 1 unit of sourceUnit is equivalent to some integer...

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LeetCode 3419 - Minimize the Maximum Edge Weight of Graph

LeetCode Problem 3419 Difficulty: 🟡 Medium Topics: Binary Search, Depth-First Search, Breadth-First Search, Graph Theory, Shortest Path Solution Problem Understanding The problem is asking us to manipulate a directed weighted graph in order to minimize the maximum edge weight while satisfying two constraints: every node must be able to reach node 0, and no node may have more outgoing edges than a given threshold . The input consists of: n...

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LeetCode 3620 - Network Recovery Pathways

LeetCode Problem 3620 Difficulty: 🔴 Hard Topics: Array, Binary Search, Dynamic Programming, Graph Theory, Topological Sort, Heap (Priority Queue), Shortest Path Solution LeetCode 3620 - Network Recovery Pathways Problem Understanding We are given a directed acyclic graph (DAG) with n nodes numbered from 0 to n - 1 . Each directed edge is represented as: u -> v with cost c and stored in: edges[i] = [u, v, c] We...

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LeetCode 3604 - Minimum Time to Reach Destination in Directed Graph

LeetCode Problem 3604 Difficulty: 🟡 Medium Topics: Graph Theory, Heap (Priority Queue), Shortest Path Solution Problem Understanding This problem asks us to compute the minimum time required to reach the last node in a directed graph where each edge has a time window constraint. You start at node 0 at time 0 , and each edge [u, v, start, end] can only be used if you traverse it at an...

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LeetCode 3607 - Power Grid Maintenance

LeetCode Problem 3607 Difficulty: 🟡 Medium Topics: Array, Hash Table, Depth-First Search, Breadth-First Search, Union-Find, Graph Theory, Heap (Priority Queue), Ordered Set Solution Problem Understanding The problem gives an undirected graph of c power stations labeled from 1 to c , connected by bidirectional cables. These connections define connected components, which are referred to as power grids. Importantly, these grids are static, meaning connectivity does not change even if stations...

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LeetCode 3594 - Minimum Time to Transport All Individuals

LeetCode Problem 3594 Difficulty: 🔴 Hard Topics: Array, Bit Manipulation, Graph Theory, Heap (Priority Queue), Shortest Path, Bitmask Solution Problem Understanding This problem is a shortest-path optimization over a highly constrained state space where you are repeatedly moving groups of people across a river using a single boat. The twist is that the travel time is not fixed: it depends both on the slowest person in the group and on...

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LeetCode 3547 - Maximum Sum of Edge Values in a Graph

LeetCode Problem 3547 Difficulty: 🔴 Hard Topics: Math, Greedy, Graph Theory Solution Problem Understanding The graph is undirected, connected, and every node has degree at most 2. A connected graph where every node has degree at most 2 can only have one of two shapes: A simple path, containing exactly n - 1 edges. A simple cycle, containing exactly n edges. We must assign the numbers 1 through n to...

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LeetCode 3543 - Maximum Weighted K-Edge Path

LeetCode Problem 3543 Difficulty: 🟡 Medium Topics: Hash Table, Dynamic Programming, Graph Theory Solution LeetCode 3543 - Maximum Weighted K-Edge Path Problem Understanding We are given a directed acyclic graph (DAG) with n nodes and weighted directed edges. Each edge is represented as [u, v, w] , meaning there is a directed edge from node u to node v with weight w . The goal is to find a path...

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LeetCode 3535 - Unit Conversion II

LeetCode Problem 3535 Difficulty: 🟡 Medium Topics: Array, Math, Depth-First Search, Breadth-First Search, Graph Theory Solution Problem Understanding The input describes a collection of unit conversion relationships. Each conversion is given as: source -> target with factor f meaning: 1 unit of source = f units of target The important observation is that there are exactly n - 1 conversion edges among n units, and the statement guarantees that unit...

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LeetCode 3532 - Path Existence Queries in a Graph I

LeetCode Problem 3532 Difficulty: 🟡 Medium Topics: Array, Hash Table, Binary Search, Union-Find, Graph Theory Solution Path Existence Queries in a Graph I Problem Understanding This problem defines an undirected graph implicitly through a sorted array nums . Each index in nums represents a graph node. Two nodes i and j are connected by an edge whenever: $$|nums[i] - nums[j]| \le maxDiff$$ We are then given many connectivity queries. For...

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LeetCode 3530 - Maximum Profit from Valid Topological Order in DAG

LeetCode Problem 3530 Difficulty: 🔴 Hard Topics: Array, Dynamic Programming, Bit Manipulation, Graph Theory, Topological Sort, Bitmask Solution Problem Understanding The problem requires computing the maximum possible profit achievable by processing nodes of a Directed Acyclic Graph (DAG) in a valid topological order . Each node has a score, and the profit contribution of a node is its score multiplied by its position in the processing order (1-based). The goal...

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LeetCode 3493 - Properties Graph

LeetCode Problem 3493 Difficulty: 🟡 Medium Topics: Array, Hash Table, Depth-First Search, Breadth-First Search, Union-Find, Graph Theory Solution Problem Understanding The problem asks us to model a 2D array of integers, called properties , as an undirected graph. Each row of the array corresponds to a node in the graph. Two nodes are connected if the number of distinct integers they share is at least k . Our goal is...

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LeetCode 3481 - Apply Substitutions

LeetCode Problem 3481 Difficulty: 🟡 Medium Topics: Array, Hash Table, String, Depth-First Search, Breadth-First Search, Graph Theory, Topological Sort Solution LeetCode 3481 - Apply Substitutions Problem Understanding This problem gives us a collection of replacement rules and a text containing placeholders. Every placeholder has the format %X% , where X is a single uppercase letter corresponding to one of the replacement keys. The important detail is that replacement values may...

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LeetCode 3435 - Frequencies of Shortest Supersequences

LeetCode Problem 3435 Difficulty: 🔴 Hard Topics: Array, String, Bit Manipulation, Graph Theory, Topological Sort, Enumeration Solution Problem Understanding The problem asks us to find all shortest common supersequences (SCS) of a given list of two-character strings words . A shortest common supersequence is a string of minimum length that contains each word in words as a subsequence. Importantly, the output should not include SCSs that are permutations of each...

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LeetCode 3108 - Minimum Cost Walk in Weighted Graph

LeetCode Problem 3108 Difficulty: 🔴 Hard Topics: Array, Bit Manipulation, Union-Find, Graph Theory Solution Problem Understanding This problem gives us an undirected weighted graph with n vertices and up to 10^5 edges. Each edge connects two vertices and has an integer weight. For every query [s, t] , we must determine the minimum possible cost of any walk from node s to node t . The key detail is the...

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LeetCode 2976 - Minimum Cost to Convert String I

LeetCode Problem 2976 Difficulty: 🟡 Medium Topics: Array, String, Graph Theory, Shortest Path Solution Problem Understanding This problem asks us to transform one string into another while minimizing the total conversion cost. We are given two strings, source and target , both with the same length. Each position in source must eventually become the corresponding character in target . We are also given a list of allowed character transformations. A...

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LeetCode 1782 - Count Pairs Of Nodes

LeetCode Problem 1782 Difficulty: 🔴 Hard Topics: Array, Hash Table, Two Pointers, Binary Search, Graph Theory, Sorting, Counting Solution LeetCode 1782 - Count Pairs Of Nodes Problem Understanding We are given an undirected graph with n nodes and a list of edges. Multiple edges between the same pair of nodes are allowed. For any pair of nodes (a, b) , define incident(a, b) as the number of edges connected to...

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LeetCode 2473 - Minimum Cost to Buy Apples

LeetCode Problem 2473 Difficulty: 🟡 Medium Topics: Array, Graph Theory, Heap (Priority Queue), Shortest Path Solution Problem Understanding The problem asks us to determine the minimum cost to buy exactly one apple starting from each city in a network of cities connected by bidirectional roads. Each city has a specific cost for buying an apple, and each road has a travel cost. After buying an apple, you must return to...

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LeetCode 3017 - Count the Number of Houses at a Certain Distance II

LeetCode Problem 3017 Difficulty: 🔴 Hard Topics: Graph Theory, Prefix Sum Solution Problem Understanding We are given a graph of n houses arranged in a straight line. Normally, every house i is connected to i + 1 , so the graph forms a simple path: 1 - 2 - 3 - ... - n In addition to these standard edges, there is one extra street connecting house x and house...

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LeetCode 2642 - Design Graph With Shortest Path Calculator

LeetCode Problem 2642 Difficulty: 🔴 Hard Topics: Graph Theory, Design, Heap (Priority Queue), Shortest Path Solution Problem Understanding The problem asks us to design a graph data structure that supports two operations efficiently: Dynamically adding directed weighted edges. Finding the shortest path cost between two nodes. We are given a directed weighted graph with n nodes labeled from 0 to n - 1 . The graph initially contains a list...

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LeetCode 2493 - Divide Nodes Into the Maximum Number of Groups

LeetCode Problem 2493 Difficulty: 🔴 Hard Topics: Depth-First Search, Breadth-First Search, Union-Find, Graph Theory Solution Problem Understanding We are given an undirected graph with n nodes and a list of edges. The graph may contain multiple disconnected components. Our task is to divide all nodes into ordered groups numbered from 1 to m . The key constraint is based on graph edges. If two nodes are connected by an edge,...

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LeetCode 2076 - Process Restricted Friend Requests

LeetCode Problem 2076 Difficulty: 🔴 Hard Topics: Union-Find, Graph Theory Solution Problem Understanding This problem models a social network with friendship restrictions. We are given n people labeled from 0 to n - 1 . Initially, nobody is connected to anyone else. Over time, friendship requests arrive one by one, and each request must be processed immediately. The important detail is that friendship is transitive. If person A is friends...

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LeetCode 3383 - Minimum Runes to Add to Cast Spell

LeetCode Problem 3383 Difficulty: 🔴 Hard Topics: Array, Depth-First Search, Breadth-First Search, Union-Find, Graph Theory, Topological Sort Solution Problem Understanding We are given a directed graph with n focus points, numbered from 0 to n - 1 . Some focus points already contain magic crystals. These are the starting sources of magic energy. Directed runes represent one-way magic flow between focus points. If there is a rune from u to...

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LeetCode 3112 - Minimum Time to Visit Disappearing Nodes

LeetCode Problem 3112 Difficulty: 🟡 Medium Topics: Array, Graph Theory, Heap (Priority Queue), Shortest Path Solution Problem Understanding The problem describes an undirected weighted graph with n vertices, represented by an array of edges. Each edge connects two vertices and has a weight. A walk is a sequence of vertices and edges that may revisit vertices or edges, and the cost of a walk is defined as the bitwise AND...

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LeetCode 1761 - Minimum Degree of a Connected Trio in a Graph

LeetCode Problem 1761 Difficulty: 🔴 Hard Topics: Graph Theory, Enumeration Solution LeetCode 1761 - Minimum Degree of a Connected Trio in a Graph Problem Understanding This problem gives us an undirected graph with n nodes and a list of edges. A connected trio is a group of exactly three distinct nodes where every pair of nodes has an edge between them. In graph theory terms, this is simply a triangle....

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LeetCode 2685 - Count the Number of Complete Components

LeetCode Problem 2685 Difficulty: 🟡 Medium Topics: Depth-First Search, Breadth-First Search, Union-Find, Graph Theory Solution Problem Understanding This problem asks us to count how many connected components in an undirected graph are complete graphs . We are given an integer n , representing the number of vertices labeled from 0 to n - 1 , and a list of undirected edges. Each edge [a, b] means there is a bidirectional...

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LeetCode 3244 - Shortest Distance After Road Addition Queries II

LeetCode Problem 3244 Difficulty: 🔴 Hard Topics: Array, Greedy, Graph Theory, Ordered Set Solution Problem Understanding The problem presents a sequence of n cities numbered from 0 to n - 1 with an initial chain of unidirectional roads such that city i is connected to city i + 1 for all valid i . You are given a list of queries where each query adds a new road from city...

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LeetCode 3385 - Minimum Time to Break Locks II

LeetCode Problem 3385 Difficulty: 🔴 Hard Topics: Array, Breadth-First Search, Graph Theory Solution Problem Understanding In this problem, Bob must break a collection of locks, where each lock requires a certain minimum amount of energy before it can be destroyed. The input array strength represents these requirements. If strength[i] = s , then Bob must wait until the sword's energy reaches at least s before breaking that lock. The sword...

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LeetCode 2285 - Maximum Total Importance of Roads

LeetCode Problem 2285 Difficulty: 🟡 Medium Topics: Greedy, Graph Theory, Sorting, Heap (Priority Queue) Solution Here is the complete technical solution guide for LeetCode 2285 following your requested format and level of detail: Problem Understanding The problem gives you n cities, numbered from 0 to n - 1 , and a list of bidirectional roads connecting pairs of cities. Each city must be assigned a unique integer value from 1...

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LeetCode 2192 - All Ancestors of a Node in a Directed Acyclic Graph

LeetCode Problem 2192 Difficulty: 🟡 Medium Topics: Depth-First Search, Breadth-First Search, Graph Theory, Topological Sort Solution Problem Understanding This problem gives us a Directed Acyclic Graph (DAG) with n nodes labeled from 0 to n - 1 , along with a list of directed edges. Each edge [u, v] means there is a one way connection from node u to node v . The goal is to compute, for every...

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LeetCode 2246 - Longest Path With Different Adjacent Characters

LeetCode Problem 2246 Difficulty: 🔴 Hard Topics: Array, String, Tree, Depth-First Search, Graph Theory, Topological Sort Solution Problem Understanding The problem gives a tree with n nodes labeled 0 to n-1 , rooted at node 0 . The tree is represented using a parent array, where parent[i] indicates the parent of node i . Node 0 has no parent, so parent[0] == -1 . Each node also has a character...

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LeetCode 2101 - Detonate the Maximum Bombs

LeetCode Problem 2101 Difficulty: 🟡 Medium Topics: Array, Math, Depth-First Search, Breadth-First Search, Graph Theory, Geometry Solution Problem Understanding In this problem, each bomb is represented by three integers: its x-coordinate, y-coordinate, and explosion radius. If a bomb explodes, every other bomb whose center lies within or on the boundary of that radius will also explode. Those newly exploded bombs can continue triggering additional bombs, creating a chain reaction. The...

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LeetCode 3243 - Shortest Distance After Road Addition Queries I

LeetCode Problem 3243 Difficulty: 🟡 Medium Topics: Array, Breadth-First Search, Graph Theory Solution Problem Understanding We are given n cities labeled from 0 to n - 1 . Initially, the graph forms a simple directed chain: 0 -> 1 1 -> 2 2 -> 3 ... n - 2 -> n - 1 This means that before processing any queries, the shortest path from city 0 to city n -...

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LeetCode 3241 - Time Taken to Mark All Nodes

LeetCode Problem 3241 Difficulty: 🔴 Hard Topics: Dynamic Programming, Tree, Depth-First Search, Graph Theory Solution Problem Understanding We are given an undirected tree with n nodes. A tree is a connected graph with exactly n - 1 edges and no cycles. Each node has a special propagation delay determined entirely by its parity: Odd-numbered nodes become marked 1 time unit after one of their neighbors is marked. Even-numbered nodes become...

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LeetCode 1928 - Minimum Cost to Reach Destination in Time

LeetCode Problem 1928 Difficulty: 🔴 Hard Topics: Array, Dynamic Programming, Graph Theory Solution Problem Understanding The problem asks us to find the minimum cost to travel from city 0 to city n-1 within a given time limit, maxTime , where the cost is defined by passing fees associated with each city visited. The country has n cities connected by bi-directional roads with varying travel times. Multiple roads may exist between...

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LeetCode 2093 - Minimum Cost to Reach City With Discounts

LeetCode Problem 2093 Difficulty: 🟡 Medium Topics: Graph Theory, Heap (Priority Queue), Shortest Path Solution Problem Understanding This problem describes a weighted, undirected graph where each city is a node and each highway is an edge with an associated toll cost. The goal is to travel from city 0 to city n - 1 while minimizing the total travel cost. The special twist is the presence of discounts. A discount...

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LeetCode 2097 - Valid Arrangement of Pairs

LeetCode Problem 2097 Difficulty: 🔴 Hard Topics: Array, Depth-First Search, Graph Theory, Eulerian Circuit Solution LeetCode 2097 - Valid Arrangement of Pairs Problem Understanding This problem gives us a list of directed pairs, where each pair [starti, endi] represents a directed edge from starti to endi . We must rearrange all pairs so that adjacent pairs connect correctly. More specifically, if the arrangement is: [a, b], [c, d], [e, f]...

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LeetCode 2316 - Count Unreachable Pairs of Nodes in an Undirected Graph

LeetCode Problem 2316 Difficulty: 🟡 Medium Topics: Depth-First Search, Breadth-First Search, Union-Find, Graph Theory Solution Problem Understanding The problem asks us to find the number of pairs of nodes in an undirected graph that cannot reach each other via any path. You are given an integer n representing the total number of nodes labeled from 0 to n - 1 and a list of edges representing connections between nodes. Each...

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LeetCode 3377 - Digit Operations to Make Two Integers Equal

LeetCode Problem 3377 Difficulty: 🟡 Medium Topics: Math, Graph Theory, Heap (Priority Queue), Number Theory, Shortest Path Solution Problem Understanding The problem asks us to transform one integer n into another integer m by repeatedly modifying individual digits of n . At each step, we can increase a digit that is not 9 or decrease a digit that is not 0. However, there is a strict constraint: n cannot ever...

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LeetCode 1971 - Find if Path Exists in Graph

LeetCode Problem 1971 Difficulty: 🟢 Easy Topics: Depth-First Search, Breadth-First Search, Union-Find, Graph Theory Solution Problem Understanding The problem asks us to determine whether a path exists between two nodes in an undirected graph. The graph is defined by n vertices labeled from 0 to n - 1 and a list of edges, where each edge connects two distinct vertices. The key points are that the graph is bi-directional ,...

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LeetCode 3341 - Find Minimum Time to Reach Last Room I

LeetCode Problem 3341 Difficulty: 🟡 Medium Topics: Array, Graph Theory, Heap (Priority Queue), Matrix, Shortest Path Solution Problem Understanding The problem is asking for the minimum time required to reach the bottom-right room (n - 1, m - 1) in a dungeon represented as an n x m grid. Each room (i, j) has a moveTime[i][j] , which specifies the earliest time at which the room can be entered. You...

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LeetCode 2039 - The Time When the Network Becomes Idle

LeetCode Problem 2039 Difficulty: 🟡 Medium Topics: Array, Breadth-First Search, Graph Theory Solution Problem Understanding This problem involves a network of servers where server 0 is the master and all other servers are data servers. Each data server initially sends a message to the master, and the master instantly responds upon receiving the message. The data servers resend messages periodically if they have not received a reply, according to the...

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LeetCode 2115 - Find All Possible Recipes from Given Supplies

LeetCode Problem 2115 Difficulty: 🟡 Medium Topics: Array, Hash Table, String, Graph Theory, Topological Sort Solution Problem Understanding This problem asks us to determine which recipes can be created when we start with a set of available supplies and are allowed to recursively create additional recipes. Each recipe has a list of required ingredients. Some ingredients are basic supplies that we already own, while others may themselves be recipes. Once...

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LeetCode 2497 - Maximum Star Sum of a Graph

LeetCode Problem 2497 Difficulty: 🟡 Medium Topics: Array, Greedy, Graph Theory, Sorting, Heap (Priority Queue) Solution Problem Understanding The problem gives us an undirected graph where each node has an associated integer value. We are asked to form a star graph and compute the maximum possible star sum. A star graph is defined by choosing one node as the center and selecting up to k of its neighbors. The resulting...

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LeetCode 2127 - Maximum Employees to Be Invited to a Meeting

LeetCode Problem 2127 Difficulty: 🔴 Hard Topics: Array, Dynamic Programming, Depth-First Search, Graph Theory, Topological Sort Solution Problem Understanding This problem describes a group of employees sitting around a circular table. Every employee has exactly one favorite coworker, represented by the array favorite , where favorite[i] is the person employee i wants to sit next to. An employee will attend the meeting only if they can sit directly adjacent to...

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LeetCode 2392 - Build a Matrix With Conditions

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LeetCode 3286 - Find a Safe Walk Through a Grid

LeetCode Problem 3286 Difficulty: 🟡 Medium Topics: Array, Breadth-First Search, Graph Theory, Heap (Priority Queue), Matrix, Shortest Path Solution Problem Understanding The problem requires determining whether there exists a path from the top-left corner (0, 0) to the bottom-right corner (m - 1, n - 1) in a binary m x n matrix grid , while maintaining a health value greater than or equal to 1. Each cell with a...

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LeetCode 1916 - Count Ways to Build Rooms in an Ant Colony

LeetCode Problem 1916 Difficulty: 🔴 Hard Topics: Array, Math, Dynamic Programming, Tree, Depth-First Search, Graph Theory, Topological Sort, Combinatorics Solution Problem Understanding The problem asks us to count the number of valid ways to sequentially build all rooms in an ant colony, given a dependency tree that dictates which rooms must be built before others. Each room i has a predecessor prevRoom[i] that must be built before i . Room...

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LeetCode 2492 - Minimum Score of a Path Between Two Cities

LeetCode Problem 2492 Difficulty: 🟡 Medium Topics: Depth-First Search, Breadth-First Search, Union-Find, Graph Theory Solution Problem Understanding The problem asks us to find the minimum possible score of a path between city 1 and city n in a graph defined by n cities and roads . Each road connects two cities bidirectionally and has an associated distance. The score of a path is defined as the minimum distance among all...

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LeetCode 2368 - Reachable Nodes With Restrictions

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LeetCode 2290 - Minimum Obstacle Removal to Reach Corner

LeetCode Problem 2290 Difficulty: 🔴 Hard Topics: Array, Breadth-First Search, Graph Theory, Heap (Priority Queue), Matrix, Shortest Path Solution LeetCode 2290, Minimum Obstacle Removal to Reach Corner Problem Understanding This problem gives us a 2D grid where every cell is either empty or blocked by an obstacle. A value of 0 means we can move through the cell freely, while a value of 1 means the cell contains an obstacle...

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LeetCode 2360 - Longest Cycle in a Graph

LeetCode Problem 2360 Difficulty: 🔴 Hard Topics: Depth-First Search, Breadth-First Search, Graph Theory, Topological Sort Solution Problem Understanding This problem gives us a directed graph represented by an array called edges . The graph contains n nodes labeled from 0 to n - 1 . Each node has at most one outgoing edge. The meaning of the array is straightforward: If edges[i] = j , there is a directed edge...

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LeetCode 2699 - Modify Graph Edge Weights

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LeetCode 2662 - Minimum Cost of a Path With Special Roads

LeetCode Problem 2662 Difficulty: 🟡 Medium Topics: Array, Graph Theory, Heap (Priority Queue), Shortest Path Solution Problem Understanding The problem asks us to find the minimum cost to move from a starting point start = [startX, startY] to a target point target = [targetX, targetY] in a 2D plane. The movement in the plane has two options: moving directly from one point to another using the Manhattan distance cost |x2...

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LeetCode 2977 - Minimum Cost to Convert String II

LeetCode Problem 2977 Difficulty: 🔴 Hard Topics: Array, String, Dynamic Programming, Graph Theory, Trie, Shortest Path Solution That is a very large, comprehensive request for a Hard problem, with full sections, worked examples, Python and Go implementations, detailed prose, test cases, and edge case analysis. A complete high quality guide for LeetCode 2977 will be long and likely exceed a single clean response. I can provide the complete guide in...

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LeetCode 2959 - Number of Possible Sets of Closing Branches

LeetCode Problem 2959 Difficulty: 🔴 Hard Topics: Bit Manipulation, Graph Theory, Heap (Priority Queue), Enumeration, Shortest Path Solution Problem Understanding This problem asks us to determine the number of possible sets of branches that can be closed such that the maximum distance between any pair of remaining open branches does not exceed a given maxDistance . The input consists of n branches connected by undirected roads with given weights, where...

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LeetCode 2508 - Add Edges to Make Degrees of All Nodes Even

LeetCode Problem 2508 Difficulty: 🔴 Hard Topics: Hash Table, Graph Theory Solution Problem Understanding The problem gives us an undirected graph with n nodes and a list of edges. Each edge connects two different nodes, and the graph may contain multiple disconnected components. Our task is to determine whether it is possible to add at most two new edges so that every node in the graph ends up having an...

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LeetCode 2374 - Node With Highest Edge Score

LeetCode Problem 2374 Difficulty: 🟡 Medium Topics: Hash Table, Graph Theory Solution Problem Understanding The problem asks us to analyze a directed graph where each node has exactly one outgoing edge, represented by the array edges . Each index i represents a node, and edges[i] represents a directed edge from node i to node edges[i] . We are required to calculate the edge score for each node, defined as the...

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LeetCode 3123 - Find Edges in Shortest Paths

LeetCode Problem 3123 Difficulty: 🔴 Hard Topics: Depth-First Search, Breadth-First Search, Graph Theory, Heap (Priority Queue), Shortest Path Solution LeetCode 3123 - Find Edges in Shortest Paths Problem Understanding The problem gives us an undirected weighted graph with n nodes and m edges. Each edge connects two nodes and has a positive weight. We need to determine which edges belong to at least one shortest path from node 0 to...

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LeetCode 3203 - Find Minimum Diameter After Merging Two Trees

LeetCode Problem 3203 Difficulty: 🔴 Hard Topics: Tree, Depth-First Search, Breadth-First Search, Graph Theory Solution Problem Understanding We are given two separate undirected trees. The first tree contains n nodes and is represented by edges1 , while the second tree contains m nodes and is represented by edges2 . A tree is a connected graph with no cycles. Since each tree has exactly nodes - 1 edges, the input already...

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LeetCode 2577 - Minimum Time to Visit a Cell In a Grid

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LeetCode 2737 - Find the Closest Marked Node

LeetCode Problem 2737 Difficulty: 🟡 Medium Topics: Array, Graph Theory, Heap (Priority Queue), Shortest Path Solution That is a very large, detailed reference document with multiple long sections, full walkthroughs, two language implementations, worked examples, test suites, and edge case analysis for LeetCode 2737. To maintain the level of completeness and formatting quality you requested, it is best delivered as a full standalone guide in one structured response. Before I...

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LeetCode 2421 - Number of Good Paths

LeetCode Problem 2421 Difficulty: 🔴 Hard Topics: Array, Hash Table, Tree, Union-Find, Graph Theory, Sorting Solution Problem Understanding The problem is asking us to count the number of good paths in a tree. A tree is a connected acyclic graph with n nodes and n - 1 edges. Each node has an integer value assigned by the array vals . A good path is defined as a simple path (no...

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LeetCode 2065 - Maximum Path Quality of a Graph

LeetCode Problem 2065 Difficulty: 🔴 Hard Topics: Array, Backtracking, Graph Theory Solution Problem Understanding We are given an undirected weighted graph where each node has an associated value. A path is considered valid if: It starts at node 0 It ends at node 0 The total travel time does not exceed maxTime The important detail is that nodes may be revisited multiple times, but each node's value contributes to the...

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LeetCode 2247 - Maximum Cost of Trip With K Highways

LeetCode Problem 2247 Difficulty: 🔴 Hard Topics: Dynamic Programming, Bit Manipulation, Graph Theory, Bitmask Solution Problem Understanding The problem gives us an undirected weighted graph with n cities and a list of highways. Each highway connects two cities and has an associated toll cost. We must find the maximum possible total toll for a trip that uses exactly k highways. There are two important restrictions: We may start from any...

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LeetCode 3342 - Find Minimum Time to Reach Last Room II

LeetCode Problem 3342 Difficulty: 🟡 Medium Topics: Array, Graph Theory, Heap (Priority Queue), Matrix, Shortest Path Solution Problem Understanding This problem describes a dungeon represented as an n x m grid of rooms, where each room has a constraint on the earliest time you can enter it , given by the 2D array moveTime . You start at the top-left corner (0, 0) at time t = 0 and want...

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LeetCode 2242 - Maximum Score of a Node Sequence

LeetCode Problem 2242 Difficulty: 🔴 Hard Topics: Array, Graph Theory, Sorting, Enumeration Solution Problem Understanding The problem gives us an undirected graph with n nodes. Each node has a score, and the graph edges define which nodes are directly connected. We must find a valid sequence of exactly four distinct nodes such that every adjacent pair in the sequence has an edge between them. A valid sequence looks like this:...

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LeetCode 2297 - Jump Game VIII

LeetCode Problem 2297 Difficulty: 🟡 Medium Topics: Array, Dynamic Programming, Stack, Graph Theory, Monotonic Stack, Shortest Path Solution Problem Understanding This problem asks us to compute the minimum total cost required to move from index 0 to index n - 1 in an array. The movement rules are unusual because whether a jump is valid depends not only on the values at the start and destination indices, but also on...

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LeetCode 1976 - Number of Ways to Arrive at Destination

LeetCode Problem 1976 Difficulty: 🟡 Medium Topics: Dynamic Programming, Graph Theory, Topological Sort, Shortest Path Solution Problem Understanding This problem gives us a weighted, undirected graph. Each intersection is a node, and each road is an edge with a travel time. We start at intersection 0 and want to reach intersection n - 1 . The important detail is that we are not simply looking for the shortest distance. We...

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LeetCode 2328 - Number of Increasing Paths in a Grid

LeetCode Problem 2328 Difficulty: 🔴 Hard Topics: Array, Dynamic Programming, Depth-First Search, Breadth-First Search, Graph Theory, Topological Sort, Memoization, Matrix Solution Problem Understanding In this problem, we are given a two dimensional matrix called grid . Each cell contains a positive integer. From any cell, we may move in four directions: up, down, left, or right. Diagonal movement is not allowed. The goal is to count how many strictly increasing...

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LeetCode 2204 - Distance to a Cycle in Undirected Graph

LeetCode Problem 2204 Difficulty: 🔴 Hard Topics: Depth-First Search, Breadth-First Search, Graph Theory, Topological Sort Solution Problem Understanding This problem gives us a connected undirected graph with n nodes and exactly n edges. A connected graph with n nodes normally forms a tree when it has n - 1 edges. Since this graph has one extra edge, it contains exactly one cycle. Our goal is to compute, for every node,...

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LeetCode 3015 - Count the Number of Houses at a Certain Distance I

LeetCode Problem 3015 Difficulty: 🟡 Medium Topics: Breadth-First Search, Graph Theory, Prefix Sum Solution Here is a complete technical solution guide for LeetCode 3015 - Count the Number of Houses at a Certain Distance I , formatted according to your specifications. Problem Understanding The problem describes a simple linear city with n houses numbered from 1 to n . Each consecutive house i and i + 1 are connected by...

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LeetCode 2858 - Minimum Edge Reversals So Every Node Is Reachable

LeetCode Problem 2858 Difficulty: 🔴 Hard Topics: Dynamic Programming, Depth-First Search, Breadth-First Search, Graph Theory Solution Problem Understanding This problem gives us a directed graph with n nodes and exactly n - 1 edges. The important guarantee is that if we ignore the direction of every edge, the graph becomes a tree. That means the underlying structure is connected and acyclic. Each edge is currently directed one way. For every...

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LeetCode 2203 - Minimum Weighted Subgraph With the Required Paths

LeetCode Problem 2203 Difficulty: 🔴 Hard Topics: Graph Theory, Heap (Priority Queue), Shortest Path Solution LeetCode 2203 - Minimum Weighted Subgraph With the Required Paths Problem Understanding This problem gives us a weighted directed graph with n nodes and a list of directed edges. Each edge has a positive weight. We are also given two source nodes, src1 and src2 , along with a destination node dest . The goal...

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LeetCode 2045 - Second Minimum Time to Reach Destination

LeetCode Problem 2045 Difficulty: 🔴 Hard Topics: Breadth-First Search, Graph Theory, Shortest Path Solution Here is a comprehensive technical solution guide for LeetCode 2045 following your requested format: Problem Understanding The problem asks us to find the second minimum time to travel from vertex 1 to vertex n in a weighted, undirected graph, where the weight of every edge is the same ( time ). The twist is that each...

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LeetCode 2077 - Paths in Maze That Lead to Same Room

LeetCode Problem 2077 Difficulty: 🟡 Medium Topics: Graph Theory Solution Problem Understanding The problem asks us to analyze a maze represented as an undirected graph of n rooms connected by corridors. Each corridor allows travel in both directions, and the input corridors lists all such connections. The goal is to determine the number of distinct cycles of length 3 , also known as triangles in graph theory, that exist in...

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LeetCode 2608 - Shortest Cycle in a Graph

LeetCode Problem 2608 Difficulty: 🔴 Hard Topics: Breadth-First Search, Graph Theory Solution Problem Understanding The problem gives us an undirected graph with n vertices labeled from 0 to n - 1 . The graph is represented using an edge list, where each edge connects two vertices in both directions. Our task is to find the length of the shortest cycle in the graph. A cycle is a path that starts...

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LeetCode 2876 - Count Visited Nodes in a Directed Graph

LeetCode Problem 2876 Difficulty: 🔴 Hard Topics: Dynamic Programming, Depth-First Search, Graph Theory, Topological Sort, Memoization Solution Problem Understanding The problem presents a directed graph with n nodes, where each node has exactly one outgoing edge defined by the array edges . Specifically, edges[i] indicates that there is a directed edge from node i to node edges[i] . The task is to simulate a traversal starting from each node: you...

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LeetCode 2714 - Find Shortest Path with K Hops

LeetCode Problem 2714 Difficulty: 🔴 Hard Topics: Graph Theory, Heap (Priority Queue), Shortest Path Solution LeetCode 2714 - Find Shortest Path with K Hops Problem Understanding This problem gives us an undirected weighted graph with n nodes and a list of weighted edges. Each edge connects two nodes and has a positive weight. We are also given a source node s , a destination node d , and an integer...

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LeetCode 2050 - Parallel Courses III

LeetCode Problem 2050 Difficulty: 🔴 Hard Topics: Array, Dynamic Programming, Graph Theory, Topological Sort Solution Problem Understanding The problem asks us to determine the minimum number of months required to complete all courses given prerequisite relationships and the time each course takes. Each course is labeled from 1 to n , and relations describes which courses must be completed before others. The time array provides the duration of each course,...

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LeetCode 3311 - Construct 2D Grid Matching Graph Layout

LeetCode Problem 3311 Difficulty: 🔴 Hard Topics: Array, Hash Table, Graph Theory, Matrix Solution Problem Understanding The problem gives us an undirected graph with n nodes labeled from 0 to n - 1 . We must place every node into a 2D grid so that adjacency in the grid matches adjacency in the graph exactly. Two cells are considered adjacent only if they share a side, meaning horizontal or vertical...

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LeetCode 2646 - Minimize the Total Price of the Trips

LeetCode Problem 2646 Difficulty: 🔴 Hard Topics: Array, Dynamic Programming, Tree, Depth-First Search, Graph Theory Solution Problem Understanding The problem gives us an undirected tree with n nodes. Every node has a price associated with it, and we are also given several trips between pairs of nodes. Since the graph is a tree, there is exactly one simple path between any two nodes. For every trip, we travel along the...

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LeetCode 2477 - Minimum Fuel Cost to Report to the Capital

LeetCode Problem 2477 Difficulty: 🟡 Medium Topics: Tree, Depth-First Search, Breadth-First Search, Graph Theory Solution Problem Understanding The problem gives us a country road network that forms a tree. A tree is a connected graph with no cycles, which means there is exactly one path between any two cities. The cities are numbered from 0 to n - 1 , and city 0 is always the capital. Each city has...

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LeetCode 2467 - Most Profitable Path in a Tree

LeetCode Problem 2467 Difficulty: 🟡 Medium Topics: Array, Tree, Depth-First Search, Breadth-First Search, Graph Theory Solution Problem Understanding The problem presents a rooted tree with n nodes numbered from 0 to n-1 , where node 0 is the root. Each node has a gate that can either cost money to open (negative value) or give a reward (positive value). Alice starts at the root, and Bob starts at a specified...

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LeetCode 2603 - Collect Coins in a Tree

LeetCode Problem 2603 Difficulty: 🔴 Hard Topics: Array, Tree, Graph Theory, Topological Sort Solution Problem Understanding The problem is about collecting coins located on the nodes of a tree with the minimum number of edge traversals. We are given a tree with n nodes, represented by an edge list, and an array coins indicating whether a coin is present at each node. We are allowed two operations: collect all coins...

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LeetCode 2371 - Minimize Maximum Value in a Grid

LeetCode Problem 2371 Difficulty: 🔴 Hard Topics: Array, Union-Find, Graph Theory, Topological Sort, Sorting, Matrix Solution Problem Understanding The problem presents a matrix grid of size m x n with distinct positive integers . The goal is to transform this matrix so that every element is replaced with another positive integer while maintaining the relative order in each row and column . This means that if an element was larger...

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LeetCode 2307 - Check for Contradictions in Equations

LeetCode Problem 2307 Difficulty: 🔴 Hard Topics: Array, Depth-First Search, Union-Find, Graph Theory Solution Problem Understanding This problem gives us a collection of equations of the form: $$A_i / B_i = value_i$$ Each variable is represented as a string, and each equation defines a multiplicative relationship between two variables. The task is to determine whether all equations can simultaneously be true. If at least one equation conflicts with the others,...

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LeetCode 2479 - Maximum XOR of Two Non-Overlapping Subtrees

LeetCode Problem 2479 Difficulty: 🔴 Hard Topics: Tree, Depth-First Search, Graph Theory, Trie Solution Problem Understanding This problem gives us a rooted tree with n nodes, rooted at node 0 . Every node has a numeric value, and the sum of a subtree is defined as the sum of all node values inside that subtree, including the root of the subtree and all descendants. We are asked to choose two...

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LeetCode 1857 - Largest Color Value in a Directed Graph

LeetCode Problem 1857 Difficulty: 🔴 Hard Topics: Hash Table, String, Dynamic Programming, Graph Theory, Topological Sort, Memoization, Counting Solution Problem Understanding The problem asks us to find the largest color value along any path in a directed graph of n nodes, where each node has a color represented by a lowercase English letter. The graph may contain cycles, in which case the function should return -1 . The input consists...

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LeetCode 2359 - Find Closest Node to Given Two Nodes

LeetCode Problem 2359 Difficulty: 🟡 Medium Topics: Depth-First Search, Graph Theory Solution Problem Understanding The problem asks us to find a node in a directed graph with a very specific property: it must be reachable from two given starting nodes ( node1 and node2 ) such that the maximum distance from either starting node to this node is minimized . The graph is described by an array edges where edges[i]...

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LeetCode 2924 - Find Champion II

LeetCode Problem 2924 Difficulty: 🟡 Medium Topics: Graph Theory Solution LeetCode 2924 - Find Champion II Problem Understanding This problem models a tournament as a directed acyclic graph (DAG). Each node represents a team, and each directed edge u -> v means team u is stronger than team v . A team is considered the champion if no other team is stronger than it. In graph terminology, that means the...

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LeetCode 3387 - Maximize Amount After Two Days of Conversions

LeetCode Problem 3387 Difficulty: 🟡 Medium Topics: Array, String, Depth-First Search, Breadth-First Search, Graph Theory Solution LeetCode 3387 - Maximize Amount After Two Days of Conversions Problem Understanding This problem models currency conversions as graph traversal across two separate days. You begin with exactly 1.0 unit of initialCurrency , and you may perform any number of exchanges on day 1 using the first set of conversion rates, followed by any...

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LeetCode 753 - Cracking the Safe

LeetCode Problem 753 Difficulty: 🔴 Hard Topics: String, Depth-First Search, Graph Theory, Eulerian Circuit Solution Problem Understanding This problem asks us to generate the shortest possible string that guarantees a safe will unlock at some point while typing it. The safe password has exactly n digits, and each digit can be any value from 0 to k - 1 . The safe does not validate the entire entered sequence at...

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LeetCode 1632 - Rank Transform of a Matrix

LeetCode Problem 1632 Difficulty: 🔴 Hard Topics: Array, Union-Find, Graph Theory, Topological Sort, Sorting, Matrix Solution Problem Understanding The problem asks us to assign a rank to every element in a matrix while preserving ordering relationships inside rows and columns. For any two elements that share the same row or the same column: If one value is smaller, its rank must also be smaller. If two values are equal, their...

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LeetCode 1820 - Maximum Number of Accepted Invitations

LeetCode Problem 1820 Difficulty: 🟡 Medium Topics: Array, Depth-First Search, Graph Theory, Matrix Solution Problem Understanding This problem asks us to maximize the number of successful invitations between boys and girls under a one-to-one matching constraint. We are given an m x n binary matrix called grid . grid[i][j] == 1 means boy i is willing or able to invite girl j grid[i][j] == 0 means boy i cannot invite...

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LeetCode 1584 - Min Cost to Connect All Points

LeetCode Problem 1584 Difficulty: 🟡 Medium Topics: Array, Union-Find, Graph Theory, Minimum Spanning Tree Solution Problem Understanding This problem asks us to connect all given points on a 2D plane with the minimum possible total cost. Each point is represented as a pair of coordinates [x, y] . The cost of connecting two points is defined as their Manhattan distance: $$|x_i - x_j| + |y_i - y_j|$$ The goal is...

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LeetCode 685 - Redundant Connection II

LeetCode Problem 685 Difficulty: 🔴 Hard Topics: Depth-First Search, Breadth-First Search, Union-Find, Graph Theory Solution Problem Understanding The problem asks us to identify a redundant edge in a directed graph that originated as a rooted tree. A rooted tree has a single root with all other nodes having exactly one parent. The graph given is initially a tree with n nodes labeled 1 to n , with exactly one extra...

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LeetCode 1724 - Checking Existence of Edge Length Limited Paths II

LeetCode Problem 1724 Difficulty: 🔴 Hard Topics: Depth-First Search, Union-Find, Graph Theory, Design, Sorting, Heap (Priority Queue), Minimum Spanning Tree Solution LeetCode 1724 - Checking Existence of Edge Length Limited Paths II Problem Understanding This problem gives us an undirected weighted graph with n nodes and a list of edges. Each edge connects two nodes and has an associated distance value. The graph may contain multiple edges between the same...

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LeetCode 1579 - Remove Max Number of Edges to Keep Graph Fully Traversable

LeetCode Problem 1579 Difficulty: 🔴 Hard Topics: Union-Find, Graph Theory Solution Problem Understanding The problem presents an undirected graph with n nodes and three types of edges: Type 1 for Alice, Type 2 for Bob, and Type 3 for both Alice and Bob. The input edges is an array where each element [type, u, v] represents a bidirectional edge connecting nodes u and v of the specified type. The goal...

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LeetCode 1591 - Strange Printer II

LeetCode Problem 1591 Difficulty: 🔴 Hard Topics: Array, Graph Theory, Topological Sort, Matrix Solution Problem Understanding In this problem, we are given a final colored matrix called targetGrid . We need to determine whether a strange printer could have produced this grid under two unusual restrictions. The printer works as follows: First, during one operation it can print a solid rectangular region using only one color. Every cell inside that...

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LeetCode 1192 - Critical Connections in a Network

LeetCode Problem 1192 Difficulty: 🔴 Hard Topics: Depth-First Search, Graph Theory, Biconnected Component Solution LeetCode 1192 - Critical Connections in a Network Problem Understanding This problem gives us an undirected graph representing a network of servers. Each server is identified by an integer from 0 to n - 1 , and each pair [a, b] in connections represents a bidirectional edge between server a and server b . The graph...

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LeetCode 684 - Redundant Connection

LeetCode Problem 684 Difficulty: 🟡 Medium Topics: Depth-First Search, Breadth-First Search, Union-Find, Graph Theory Solution Problem Understanding The problem is asking us to identify a redundant edge in a graph that started as a tree. A tree is a connected graph with n nodes and exactly n-1 edges, meaning it has no cycles. The input graph has n nodes and n edges, so by definition, it contains exactly one cycle....

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LeetCode 802 - Find Eventual Safe States

LeetCode Problem 802 Difficulty: 🟡 Medium Topics: Depth-First Search, Breadth-First Search, Graph Theory, Topological Sort Solution Problem Understanding This problem gives us a directed graph represented as an adjacency list. Each node represents a state, and each directed edge represents a possible transition from one node to another. The input graph[i] contains all nodes that can be reached directly from node i . If graph[i] is empty, then node i...

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LeetCode 743 - Network Delay Time

LeetCode Problem 743 Difficulty: 🟡 Medium Topics: Depth-First Search, Breadth-First Search, Graph Theory, Heap (Priority Queue), Shortest Path Solution Problem Understanding This problem models a directed weighted graph. Each node represents a computer in the network, and each directed edge represents the time required for a signal to travel from one node to another. The input times contains edges in the format: (ui, vi, wi) where: ui is the source...

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LeetCode 785 - Is Graph Bipartite?

LeetCode Problem 785 Difficulty: 🟡 Medium Topics: Depth-First Search, Breadth-First Search, Union-Find, Graph Theory Solution Problem Understanding The problem asks whether a given undirected graph is bipartite . In simpler terms, we are given a graph represented as an adjacency list graph , where graph[u] lists all nodes directly connected to node u . The goal is to determine if it is possible to split all nodes into two sets...

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LeetCode 1494 - Parallel Courses II

LeetCode Problem 1494 Difficulty: 🔴 Hard Topics: Dynamic Programming, Bit Manipulation, Graph Theory, Bitmask Solution Problem Understanding The problem asks us to determine the minimum number of semesters required to complete n courses when there are prerequisite constraints between some courses and a limit k on the number of courses that can be taken in a single semester. The input consists of an integer n , a list of prerequisite...

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LeetCode 1168 - Optimize Water Distribution in a Village

LeetCode Problem 1168 Difficulty: 🔴 Hard Topics: Union-Find, Graph Theory, Heap (Priority Queue), Minimum Spanning Tree Solution Problem Understanding The problem asks us to supply water to all houses in a village in the most cost-effective way. Each house has two options: either build a well in the house with a fixed cost, or connect the house to another house via pipes, where each pipe has its own construction cost....

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LeetCode 1489 - Find Critical and Pseudo-Critical Edges in Minimum Spanning Tree

LeetCode Problem 1489 Difficulty: 🔴 Hard Topics: Union-Find, Graph Theory, Sorting, Minimum Spanning Tree, Strongly Connected Component Solution Problem Understanding The problem gives us a connected, weighted, undirected graph with n vertices and a list of edges. Each edge is represented as [u, v, weight] , meaning there is a bidirectional connection between vertices u and v with the given cost. The goal is not simply to compute one Minimum...

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LeetCode 399 - Evaluate Division

LeetCode Problem 399 Difficulty: 🟡 Medium Topics: Array, String, Depth-First Search, Breadth-First Search, Union-Find, Graph Theory, Shortest Path Solution Problem Understanding This problem gives us a collection of equations between variables, where each equation represents a division relationship. For example, if we are given: a / b = 2.0 b / c = 3.0 then we can infer additional relationships such as: a / c = 6.0 c / a...

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LeetCode 1135 - Connecting Cities With Minimum Cost

LeetCode Problem 1135 Difficulty: 🟡 Medium Topics: Union-Find, Graph Theory, Heap (Priority Queue), Minimum Spanning Tree Solution Problem Understanding This problem asks us to connect n cities together using a set of possible bidirectional connections. Each connection has a cost, and our goal is to connect every city while minimizing the total cost. More formally, we are given: An integer n , representing cities labeled from 1 to n A...

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LeetCode 841 - Keys and Rooms

LeetCode Problem 841 Difficulty: 🟡 Medium Topics: Depth-First Search, Breadth-First Search, Graph Theory Solution Problem Understanding This problem can be interpreted as a graph traversal challenge. Each room is a node in a graph labeled from 0 to n-1 , and the keys inside a room represent directed edges to other nodes that can be unlocked. The input rooms is a list of lists, where rooms[i] contains the set of...

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LeetCode 1319 - Number of Operations to Make Network Connected

LeetCode Problem 1319 Difficulty: 🟡 Medium Topics: Depth-First Search, Breadth-First Search, Union-Find, Graph Theory Solution Problem Understanding This problem models a computer network as an undirected graph. Each computer is a node, and each ethernet cable is an edge connecting two nodes. The goal is to determine the minimum number of cable rewirings needed to make the entire network fully connected. A network is considered fully connected if every computer...

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LeetCode 505 - The Maze II

LeetCode Problem 505 Difficulty: 🟡 Medium Topics: Array, Depth-First Search, Breadth-First Search, Graph Theory, Heap (Priority Queue), Matrix, Shortest Path Solution Problem Understanding This problem presents a maze represented as a 2D grid of size m x n where each cell is either an empty space ( 0 ) or a wall ( 1 ). A ball starts at a given position and can roll up, down, left, or right...

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LeetCode 329 - Longest Increasing Path in a Matrix

LeetCode Problem 329 Difficulty: 🔴 Hard Topics: Array, Dynamic Programming, Depth-First Search, Breadth-First Search, Graph Theory, Topological Sort, Memoization, Matrix Solution Problem Understanding The problem gives us a two-dimensional grid of integers called matrix . Each position in the grid contains a value, and we are asked to find the length of the longest strictly increasing path. A path starts from any cell and moves one step at a time...

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LeetCode 1153 - String Transforms Into Another String

LeetCode Problem 1153 Difficulty: 🔴 Hard Topics: Hash Table, String, Graph Theory Solution Problem Understanding The problem gives us two strings, str1 and str2 , which are guaranteed to have the same length. We want to determine whether it is possible to transform str1 into str2 using a sequence of character conversion operations. A single conversion operation works as follows: Choose one character in str1 Replace every occurrence of that...

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LeetCode 631 - Design Excel Sum Formula

LeetCode Problem 631 Difficulty: 🔴 Hard Topics: Array, Hash Table, String, Graph Theory, Design, Topological Sort, Matrix Solution Problem Understanding The problem asks us to design a miniature spreadsheet system similar to Microsoft Excel. The spreadsheet contains cells arranged in rows and columns, where rows are numbered starting from 1 and columns are labeled using uppercase letters such as A , B , C , and so on. Each cell...

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LeetCode 547 - Number of Provinces

LeetCode Problem 547 Difficulty: 🟡 Medium Topics: Depth-First Search, Breadth-First Search, Union-Find, Graph Theory Solution Problem Understanding The problem is asking us to determine the number of provinces in a network of cities. Each city can be connected directly to other cities, and indirectly through chains of connections. A province is defined as a set of cities that are all directly or indirectly connected, and that has no connections to...

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LeetCode 1334 - Find the City With the Smallest Number of Neighbors at a Threshold Distance

LeetCode Problem 1334 Difficulty: 🟡 Medium Topics: Dynamic Programming, Graph Theory, Shortest Path Solution Edit LeetCode 1334 - Find the City With the Smallest Number of Neighbors at a Threshold Distance Problem Understanding This problem gives us a weighted, undirected graph where each node represents a city and each edge represents a bidirectional road between two cities with a travel cost. We are also given a distanceThreshold , which acts...

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LeetCode 1719 - Number Of Ways To Reconstruct A Tree

LeetCode Problem 1719 Difficulty: 🔴 Hard Topics: Array, Hash Table, Tree, Graph Theory, Simulation Solution Problem Understanding The problem provides an array of pairs , where each pair [xi, yi] indicates that xi is either an ancestor of yi or yi is an ancestor of xi in a rooted tree. The key challenge is to determine how many different rooted trees satisfy all given pairs. We are not limited to...

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LeetCode 1728 - Cat and Mouse II

LeetCode Problem 1728 Difficulty: 🔴 Hard Topics: Array, Math, Dynamic Programming, Graph Theory, Topological Sort, Memoization, Matrix, Game Theory Solution Problem Understanding This problem describes a two-player perfect-information game played on a small grid. One player controls the mouse and the other controls the cat. Both players move optimally and alternate turns, with the mouse always moving first. The grid contains several kinds of cells: 'M' represents the mouse's starting...

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LeetCode 332 - Reconstruct Itinerary

LeetCode Problem 332 Difficulty: 🔴 Hard Topics: Array, String, Depth-First Search, Graph Theory, Sorting, Heap (Priority Queue), Eulerian Circuit Solution Problem Understanding The problem is asking us to reconstruct a flight itinerary given a list of tickets. Each ticket is a one-way flight represented as a pair of airport codes [from, to] . The traveler always starts at "JFK" , and the itinerary must use all tickets exactly once ....

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LeetCode 1377 - Frog Position After T Seconds

LeetCode Problem 1377 Difficulty: 🔴 Hard Topics: Tree, Depth-First Search, Breadth-First Search, Graph Theory Solution Problem Understanding This problem describes a frog moving through an undirected tree. A tree is a connected graph with no cycles, which means there is exactly one path between any two vertices. The frog always starts at node 1 . Every second, the frog must jump to one of its unvisited neighboring nodes. If there...

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LeetCode 1042 - Flower Planting With No Adjacent

LeetCode Problem 1042 Difficulty: 🟡 Medium Topics: Depth-First Search, Breadth-First Search, Graph Theory Solution Problem Understanding The problem presents n gardens, labeled from 1 to n , and a list of bidirectional paths connecting pairs of gardens. Each garden must be planted with one of four types of flowers (1 through 4). The constraint is that no two gardens connected by a path can have the same type of flower....

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LeetCode 1361 - Validate Binary Tree Nodes

LeetCode Problem 1361 Difficulty: 🟡 Medium Topics: Tree, Depth-First Search, Breadth-First Search, Union-Find, Graph Theory, Binary Tree Solution Problem Understanding The problem gives us n nodes labeled from 0 to n - 1 . For every node i , we are told which node is its left child and which node is its right child through the arrays leftChild and rightChild . If leftChild[i] = x , then node x...

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LeetCode 1786 - Number of Restricted Paths From First to Last Node

LeetCode Problem 1786 Difficulty: 🟡 Medium Topics: Dynamic Programming, Graph Theory, Topological Sort, Heap (Priority Queue), Shortest Path Solution Problem Understanding This problem gives us an undirected weighted graph with n nodes labeled from 1 to n . Every edge connects two nodes and has a positive weight. The graph is guaranteed to be connected, meaning there is always at least one path between any pair of nodes. The goal...

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LeetCode 797 - All Paths From Source to Target

LeetCode Problem 797 Difficulty: 🟡 Medium Topics: Backtracking, Depth-First Search, Breadth-First Search, Graph Theory Solution Problem Understanding The problem gives us a directed acyclic graph, usually abbreviated as a DAG. The graph contains n nodes labeled from 0 to n - 1 . The graph is represented as an adjacency list, where graph[i] contains all nodes that can be reached directly from node i . Our task is to find...

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LeetCode 886 - Possible Bipartition

LeetCode Problem 886 Difficulty: 🟡 Medium Topics: Depth-First Search, Breadth-First Search, Union-Find, Graph Theory Solution Problem Understanding This problem asks whether it is possible to divide n people into exactly two groups such that no pair of people who dislike each other end up in the same group. The input contains: An integer n , representing people labeled from 1 to n A list dislikes , where each pair [a,...

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LeetCode 851 - Loud and Rich

LeetCode Problem 851 Difficulty: 🟡 Medium Topics: Array, Depth-First Search, Graph Theory, Topological Sort Solution Problem Understanding This problem describes a group of people where some people are known to be richer than others. The richer array represents directed relationships between people. If richer[i] = [a, b] , it means person a definitely has more money than person b . Each person also has a quietness score stored in the...

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LeetCode 1514 - Path with Maximum Probability

LeetCode Problem 1514 Difficulty: 🟡 Medium Topics: Array, Graph Theory, Heap (Priority Queue), Shortest Path Solution Your requested guide is substantial enough that a high quality version will be very long, likely exceeding a single message limit if done comprehensively with all sections, worked examples, detailed prose, Python and Go implementations, proofs, complexity discussion, and exhaustive tests. I can provide it in a structured multi-part format while preserving all of...

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LeetCode 1059 - All Paths from Source Lead to Destination

LeetCode Problem 1059 Difficulty: 🟡 Medium Topics: Graph Theory, Topological Sort Solution Problem Understanding This problem gives us a directed graph with n nodes labeled from 0 to n - 1 . Each directed edge [a, b] means there is a one way path from node a to node b . We are also given two special nodes: source , where every path starts destination , where every valid path...

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LeetCode 847 - Shortest Path Visiting All Nodes

LeetCode Problem 847 Difficulty: 🔴 Hard Topics: Dynamic Programming, Bit Manipulation, Breadth-First Search, Graph Theory, Bitmask Solution Problem Understanding The problem gives us an undirected and connected graph with n nodes labeled from 0 to n - 1 . The graph is represented as an adjacency list, where graph[i] contains all nodes directly connected to node i . We must compute the length of the shortest path that visits every...

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LeetCode 1791 - Find Center of Star Graph

LeetCode Problem 1791 Difficulty: 🟢 Easy Topics: Graph Theory Solution Problem Understanding The problem is asking us to identify the center node of a star graph. A star graph is a very specific type of graph with n nodes: there is one node called the center , and it is connected to all other n-1 nodes. Every other node in the graph has exactly one connection , which is to...

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LeetCode 947 - Most Stones Removed with Same Row or Column

LeetCode Problem 947 Difficulty: 🟡 Medium Topics: Hash Table, Depth-First Search, Union-Find, Graph Theory Solution Problem Understanding The problem gives us a collection of stones placed on a 2D grid. Each stone occupies a unique coordinate (x, y) . A stone can be removed only if there is at least one other stone that shares either the same row or the same column. The goal is to determine the maximum...

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LeetCode 261 - Graph Valid Tree

LeetCode Problem 261 Difficulty: 🟡 Medium Topics: Depth-First Search, Breadth-First Search, Union-Find, Graph Theory Solution Problem Understanding The problem asks whether a given undirected graph forms a valid tree. A tree is a special type of graph with two important properties: The graph is fully connected, meaning every node can be reached from every other node. The graph contains no cycles. The input consists of two parts: n , the...

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LeetCode 990 - Satisfiability of Equality Equations

LeetCode Problem 990 Difficulty: 🟡 Medium Topics: Array, String, Union-Find, Graph Theory Solution Problem Understanding The problem is asking us to determine if a set of equations between single-letter variables can all be satisfied simultaneously. Each equation is either of the form "xi==yi" or "xi!=yi" , where xi and yi are lowercase letters from 'a' to 'z' . The task is to assign an integer value to each variable such...

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LeetCode 913 - Cat and Mouse

LeetCode Problem 913 Difficulty: 🔴 Hard Topics: Math, Dynamic Programming, Graph Theory, Topological Sort, Memoization, Game Theory Solution Problem Understanding In this problem, we are given an undirected graph where two players, Mouse and Cat, move alternately across the graph according to specific rules. The graph is represented as an adjacency list, where graph[a] contains all nodes directly connected to node a . The Mouse always starts at node 1...

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LeetCode 133 - Clone Graph

LeetCode Problem 133 Difficulty: 🟡 Medium Topics: Hash Table, Depth-First Search, Breadth-First Search, Graph Theory Solution Clone Graph Problem Understanding This problem asks us to create a deep copy of an undirected connected graph. We are given a reference to one node in the graph, and we must return a completely independent copy of the entire graph structure. Each graph node contains two pieces of information: val , an integer...

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LeetCode 1311 - Get Watched Videos by Your Friends

LeetCode Problem 1311 Difficulty: 🟡 Medium Topics: Array, Hash Table, Breadth-First Search, Graph Theory, Sorting Solution Problem Understanding This problem models a social network as an undirected graph. Each person is represented by an integer ID from 0 to n - 1 . The friends array describes the graph connections, while watchedVideos[i] contains the list of videos watched by person i . The goal is to find all videos watched...

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LeetCode 1810 - Minimum Path Cost in a Hidden Grid

LeetCode Problem 1810 Difficulty: 🟡 Medium Topics: Array, Depth-First Search, Breadth-First Search, Graph Theory, Heap (Priority Queue), Matrix, Interactive, Shortest Path Solution Problem Understanding This problem is an interactive shortest path problem on a hidden weighted grid. We control a robot that starts somewhere in an unknown grid, and we must determine the minimum total movement cost required to reach a hidden target cell. Unlike a normal grid problem, we...

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LeetCode 1466 - Reorder Routes to Make All Paths Lead to the City Zero

LeetCode Problem 1466 Difficulty: 🟡 Medium Topics: Depth-First Search, Breadth-First Search, Graph Theory Solution Problem Understanding The problem gives us a directed graph of cities connected by roads. There are n cities numbered from 0 to n - 1 , and exactly n - 1 roads. Since the graph contains n - 1 edges and there is exactly one path between any pair of cities, the graph forms a tree....

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LeetCode 1615 - Maximal Network Rank

LeetCode Problem 1615 Difficulty: 🟡 Medium Topics: Graph Theory Solution Problem Understanding The problem asks us to compute the maximal network rank for a set of cities connected by bidirectional roads. Each city can be thought of as a node in a graph, and each road as an undirected edge. The network rank of a pair of cities is the total number of roads connected to either city, with a...

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LeetCode 277 - Find the Celebrity

LeetCode Problem 277 Difficulty: 🟡 Medium Topics: Two Pointers, Graph Theory, Interactive Solution Problem Understanding This problem asks us to identify whether there is a "celebrity" among n people at a party. A celebrity has a very specific property: Every other person knows the celebrity. The celebrity knows nobody else. We are not given the entire relationship graph directly. Instead, we can only query relationships through the helper API: knows(a,...

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LeetCode 310 - Minimum Height Trees

LeetCode Problem 310 Difficulty: 🟡 Medium Topics: Depth-First Search, Breadth-First Search, Graph Theory, Topological Sort Solution Problem Understanding This problem gives us an undirected tree with n nodes labeled from 0 to n - 1 . The input edges describes the connections between nodes, and because the graph is guaranteed to be a tree, several important properties immediately hold true. A tree with n nodes always has exactly n -...

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LeetCode 2092 - Find All People With Secret

LeetCode Problem 2092 Difficulty: 🔴 Hard Topics: Depth-First Search, Breadth-First Search, Union-Find, Graph Theory, Sorting Solution Problem Understanding The problem describes a network of people who meet at different times. Whenever a person who already knows a secret participates in a meeting, they immediately share the secret with the other participant. The key detail is that sharing is instantaneous within the same timestamp. This means if someone learns the secret...

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LeetCode 1368 - Minimum Cost to Make at Least One Valid Path in a Grid

LeetCode Problem 1368 Difficulty: 🔴 Hard Topics: Array, Breadth-First Search, Graph Theory, Heap (Priority Queue), Matrix, Shortest Path Solution LeetCode 1368 - Minimum Cost to Make at Least One Valid Path in a Grid Problem Understanding This problem gives us a two dimensional grid where every cell contains a directional sign. The sign tells us which neighboring cell we should move to next. The four possible directions are: 1 means...

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LeetCode 1129 - Shortest Path with Alternating Colors

LeetCode Problem 1129 Difficulty: 🟡 Medium Topics: Breadth-First Search, Graph Theory Solution Problem Understanding The problem gives us a directed graph with n nodes labeled from 0 to n - 1 . Every edge in the graph has a color, either red or blue. The graph is represented using two separate edge lists: redEdges , containing all red directed edges blueEdges , containing all blue directed edges We need to...

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LeetCode 1548 - The Most Similar Path in a Graph

LeetCode Problem 1548 Difficulty: 🔴 Hard Topics: Dynamic Programming, Graph Theory Solution LeetCode 1548, The Most Similar Path in a Graph Problem Understanding The problem gives us an undirected connected graph where each node represents a city, and each city has a three letter name. We are also given a target sequence of names called targetPath . Our goal is to construct a valid path through the graph such that:...

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LeetCode 323 - Number of Connected Components in an Undirected Graph

LeetCode Problem 323 Difficulty: 🟡 Medium Topics: Depth-First Search, Breadth-First Search, Union-Find, Graph Theory Solution Problem Understanding The problem asks us to determine how many connected components exist in an undirected graph. A connected component is a group of nodes where every node can reach every other node through some path. If two groups of nodes have no path between them, they belong to different connected components. The input consists...

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LeetCode 997 - Find the Town Judge

LeetCode Problem 997 Difficulty: 🟢 Easy Topics: Array, Hash Table, Graph Theory Solution Problem Understanding The problem describes a town containing n people labeled from 1 to n . Among these people, there may exist a special person called the town judge. The judge must satisfy two strict conditions: The judge trusts nobody. Every other person trusts the judge. Additionally, the problem guarantees that if such a person exists, there...

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LeetCode 834 - Sum of Distances in Tree

LeetCode Problem 834 Difficulty: 🔴 Hard Topics: Dynamic Programming, Tree, Depth-First Search, Graph Theory Solution Problem Understanding The problem gives us an undirected tree with n nodes labeled from 0 to n - 1 . A tree is a connected graph with exactly n - 1 edges and no cycles. Each edge connects two nodes bidirectionally. For every node i , we must compute the total distance from i to...

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LeetCode 1245 - Tree Diameter

LeetCode Problem 1245 Difficulty: 🟡 Medium Topics: Tree, Depth-First Search, Breadth-First Search, Graph Theory, Topological Sort Solution Problem Understanding The problem asks us to find the diameter of a tree , which is defined as the number of edges in the longest path between any two nodes. We are given an undirected tree represented as a list of edges. Each edge connects two nodes, labeled from 0 to n -...

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LeetCode 269 - Alien Dictionary

LeetCode Problem 269 Difficulty: 🔴 Hard Topics: Array, String, Depth-First Search, Breadth-First Search, Graph Theory, Topological Sort Solution LeetCode 269, Alien Dictionary Problem Understanding This problem asks us to reconstruct the ordering of characters in an unknown alien language. We are given a list of words that are already sorted according to the alien language's lexicographical order. The alphabet itself still uses lowercase English letters, but the order between letters...

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LeetCode 444 - Sequence Reconstruction

LeetCode Problem 444 Difficulty: 🟡 Medium Topics: Array, Graph Theory, Topological Sort Solution Problem Understanding This problem asks us to determine whether the given array nums is both: A valid shortest supersequence of all arrays in sequences The only possible shortest supersequence A supersequence is a sequence that contains every sequence in sequences as a subsequence. Since subsequences only require relative ordering, each sequence imposes ordering constraints between elements. For...

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LeetCode 882 - Reachable Nodes In Subdivided Graph

LeetCode Problem 882 Difficulty: 🔴 Hard Topics: Graph Theory, Heap (Priority Queue), Shortest Path Solution Problem Understanding The problem gives us an undirected graph with n original nodes. Each edge has an associated subdivision count, meaning the edge is replaced by a chain of intermediate nodes. For an edge [u, v, cnt] , the original direct connection between u and v no longer exists as a single edge. Instead, the...

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LeetCode 2123 - Minimum Operations to Remove Adjacent Ones in Matrix

LeetCode Problem 2123 Difficulty: 🔴 Hard Topics: Array, Graph Theory, Matrix Solution Problem Understanding The problem presents a binary matrix where each element is either 0 or 1 . The goal is to transform this matrix into a well-isolated configuration, meaning that no 1 is 4-directionally connected to any other 1 . A 4-directional connection refers to adjacency in the up, down, left, or right directions, excluding diagonals. The input,...

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LeetCode 787 - Cheapest Flights Within K Stops

LeetCode Problem 787 Difficulty: 🟡 Medium Topics: Dynamic Programming, Depth-First Search, Breadth-First Search, Graph Theory, Heap (Priority Queue), Shortest Path Solution Here’s a complete, detailed technical solution guide for LeetCode 787, following your formatting instructions exactly. Problem Understanding The problem asks us to find the cheapest flight cost from a source city src to a destination city dst while taking at most k stops along the way. We are given...

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LeetCode 765 - Couples Holding Hands

LeetCode Problem 765 Difficulty: 🔴 Hard Topics: Greedy, Depth-First Search, Breadth-First Search, Union-Find, Graph Theory Solution LeetCode 765 - Couples Holding Hands Problem Understanding This problem gives us a row of seats represented by the array row , where each value is the ID of the person currently sitting in that seat. The row contains 2n people, meaning there are exactly n couples. The couples are predefined in a very...

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LeetCode 924 - Minimize Malware Spread

LeetCode Problem 924 Difficulty: 🔴 Hard Topics: Array, Hash Table, Depth-First Search, Breadth-First Search, Union-Find, Graph Theory Solution Problem Understanding In this problem, we are given an undirected graph represented as an adjacency matrix. Each node represents a computer in a network, and an edge between two nodes means those computers are directly connected. Some subset of nodes is initially infected with malware. Malware spreads through connections, meaning that if...

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LeetCode 499 - The Maze III

LeetCode Problem 499 Difficulty: 🔴 Hard Topics: Array, String, Depth-First Search, Breadth-First Search, Graph Theory, Heap (Priority Queue), Matrix, Shortest Path Solution LeetCode 499 - The Maze III Problem Understanding This problem extends the mechanics introduced in earlier Maze problems, but adds two important complications. First, we are no longer looking for a simple reachable or unreachable answer. Instead, we must find the shortest path by travel distance. Second, if...

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LeetCode 1697 - Checking Existence of Edge Length Limited Paths

LeetCode Problem 1697 Difficulty: 🔴 Hard Topics: Array, Two Pointers, Union-Find, Graph Theory, Sorting Solution LeetCode 1697 - Checking Existence of Edge Length Limited Paths Problem Understanding This problem gives us an undirected weighted graph with n nodes. Each edge connects two nodes and has a distance value associated with it. We are also given multiple queries, where each query asks whether there exists a path between two nodes such...

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LeetCode 1136 - Parallel Courses

LeetCode Problem 1136 Difficulty: 🟡 Medium Topics: Graph Theory, Topological Sort Solution Problem Understanding The problem is asking us to determine the minimum number of semesters required to complete n courses given a set of prerequisite relationships. Each course is labeled from 1 to n , and the prerequisites are described as pairs [prevCourse, nextCourse] in the relations array, meaning prevCourse must be completed before nextCourse . In a single...

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LeetCode 928 - Minimize Malware Spread II

LeetCode Problem 928 Difficulty: 🔴 Hard Topics: Array, Hash Table, Depth-First Search, Breadth-First Search, Union-Find, Graph Theory Solution Problem Understanding The problem is about a network of computers represented as an undirected graph using an adjacency matrix. Each node represents a computer, and an edge between two nodes indicates a direct connection. Some nodes are initially infected with malware, and the infection spreads along the network: if a node is...

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LeetCode 1203 - Sort Items by Groups Respecting Dependencies

LeetCode Problem 1203 Difficulty: 🔴 Hard Topics: Depth-First Search, Breadth-First Search, Graph Theory, Topological Sort Solution Problem Understanding This problem asks us to sort n items while satisfying two different kinds of constraints at the same time. The first constraint comes from dependencies between items. If item a appears in beforeItems[b] , then item a must appear before item b in the final ordering. This is a classic dependency ordering...

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LeetCode 1462 - Course Schedule IV

LeetCode Problem 1462 Difficulty: 🟡 Medium Topics: Depth-First Search, Breadth-First Search, Graph Theory, Topological Sort Solution Problem Understanding This problem gives us a directed acyclic graph representing course dependencies. Each course is a node, and a prerequisite relationship [a, b] means there is a directed edge from a to b . In other words, course a must be completed before course b . The important detail is that prerequisites are...

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LeetCode 1557 - Minimum Number of Vertices to Reach All Nodes

LeetCode Problem 1557 Difficulty: 🟡 Medium Topics: Graph Theory Solution Problem Understanding The problem is asking us to identify the minimum set of vertices in a directed acyclic graph (DAG) such that starting from any of these vertices, all other nodes in the graph are reachable. In other words, we want the smallest collection of nodes that can “cover” the entire graph via directed paths. The input consists of an...

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LeetCode 1298 - Maximum Candies You Can Get from Boxes

LeetCode Problem 1298 Difficulty: 🔴 Hard Topics: Array, Breadth-First Search, Graph Theory Solution Problem Understanding The problem asks us to determine the maximum number of candies we can collect from a set of boxes with varying accessibility. Each box may be open or closed initially, may contain candies, keys to other boxes, and additional boxes inside it. We start with a set of initial boxes, and we can only open...

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LeetCode 210 - Course Schedule II

LeetCode Problem 210 Difficulty: 🟡 Medium Topics: Depth-First Search, Breadth-First Search, Graph Theory, Topological Sort Solution Problem Understanding This problem asks us to determine a valid order in which courses can be completed given prerequisite relationships between them. You are given numCourses , which represents the total number of courses labeled from 0 to numCourses - 1 . You are also given a list called prerequisites , where each entry...

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LeetCode 207 - Course Schedule

LeetCode Problem 207 Difficulty: 🟡 Medium Topics: Depth-First Search, Breadth-First Search, Graph Theory, Topological Sort Solution Problem Understanding This problem models course dependencies as a directed graph. Each course is represented as a node, and each prerequisite relationship is represented as a directed edge. If prerequisites[i] = [a, b] , that means course b must be completed before course a . In graph terms, there is a directed edge from...

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05. Combinatorics

This volume studies finite and discrete structures, with emphasis on counting, arrangement, structure, and extremal behavior, and it maintains a constructive and algorithm-aware perspective throughout. Part I. Basic Counting Principles Chapter 1. Counting Foundations This chapter develops fundamental counting principles and techniques for establishing combinatorial identities. 1.1 Addition and multiplication principles 1.2 Bijective counting 1.3 Double counting 1.4 Inclusion-exclusion principle 1.5 Counting via symmetry Chapter 2. Permutations and Combinations This...