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Trees & Binary Trees medium

Delete Node in BST

Implement a function that deletes a key from a binary search tree and returns the new root.

binary-search-tree tree-traversal recursion
+20 pts 20m
Trees & Binary Trees medium

Validate BST

Implement a function to determine if a binary tree is a valid Binary Search Tree.

bst recursion validation
+25 pts 25m
Trees & Binary Trees medium

Kth Smallest in BST

Implement a function that returns the k-th smallest value in a binary search tree.

bst inorder recursion
+25 pts 25m
Binary Search medium

Search in Rotated Array

Implement an efficient search in a rotated sorted array using modified binary search.

binary-search arrays search
+20 pts 20m
Binary Search medium

Kth Missing Positive

Given a strictly increasing array and an integer k, return the k-th positive integer that is missing from the array.

binary search arrays mathematics
+20 pts 25m
Binary Search medium

Find in Mountain Array

Implement a function to search for a target value in a mountain array using binary search.

binary-search bitonic-array array-traversal
+25 pts 25m
Binary Search medium

Maximum Running Time of n Computers

Use binary search to maximize the running time for n computers with batteries.

binary-search greedy array
+30 pts 30m
Binary Search medium

Binary Search on Answer: Find the Minimal Maximum Subarray Sum

Implement a function that finds the minimal possible maximum subarray sum when splitting an array into at most k contiguous subarrays.

binary-search arrays greedy
+25 pts 25m
Binary Search medium

Search 2D Matrix

Given a sorted 2D matrix with sorted rows and first element of each row greater than last of previous, find target efficiently.

binary search 2d matrix searching
+20 pts 25m

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Guide: free Python coding challenges

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