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Data Structures & Algorithms medium

BFS level-order traversal

Return the level-order traversal of a binary tree as a list of lists.

BFS trees queues
+28 pts 25m
Data Structures & Algorithms medium

Path Sum II All Paths

Return all root-to-leaf paths where the sum of node values equals a target.

binary-tree dfs backtracking
+20 pts 25m
Data Structures & Algorithms medium

Redundant Connection

Given a list of edges forming a tree plus one extra edge, return the edge that appears last in the input and creates a cycle.

graphs union-find cycle-detection
+25 pts 25m
Trees & Binary Trees medium

Lowest Common Ancestor in a Binary Tree

Implement a function to find the lowest common ancestor (LCA) of two nodes in a binary tree.

binary-tree dfs recursion
+30 pts 30m
Trees & Binary Trees medium

Sum Root to Leaf Numbers

Given the root of a binary tree, compute the total sum of all root-to-leaf numbers.

binary-tree dfs recursion
+25 pts 25m
Trees & Binary Trees medium

Binary tree left side view

Given a binary tree, return the leftmost node's value at each depth, from top to bottom.

binary-tree levels bfs
+20 pts 20m
Trees & Binary Trees medium

Vertical Order Traversal

Compute the vertical order traversal of a binary tree, grouping nodes by column and row.

binary-tree bfs dictionary
+20 pts 25m
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

Trim BST to range

Implement a function to trim a BST to only retain nodes with values in a given inclusive range.

bst recursion tree-pruning
+25 pts 25m
Graphs & Graph Algorithms medium

Graph Valid Tree

Determine if n nodes and an edge list form a valid tree (connected and acyclic).

graph dfs bfs
+25 pts 30m

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