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Solving Leetcode Interviews in Seconds with AI: Handling Sum Queries After Update

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Introduction

In this blog post, we will explore how to solve the LeetCode problem "2569" using AI. LeetCode is a popular platform for preparing for coding interviews, and with the help of AI tools like Chatmagic, we can generate solutions quickly and efficiently - helping you pass the interviews and get the job offer without having to study for months.

Problem Statement

You are given two 0-indexed arrays nums1 and nums2 and a 2D array queries of queries. There are three types of queries: For a query of type 1, queries[i] = [1, l, r]. Flip the values from 0 to 1 and from 1 to 0 in nums1 from index l to index r. Both l and r are 0-indexed. For a query of type 2, queries[i] = [2, p, 0]. For every index 0 <= i < n, set nums2[i] = nums2[i] + nums1[i] * p. For a query of type 3, queries[i] = [3, 0, 0]. Find the sum of the elements in nums2. Return an array containing all the answers to the third type queries. Example 1: Input: nums1 = [1,0,1], nums2 = [0,0,0], queries = [[1,1,1],[2,1,0],[3,0,0]] Output: [3] Explanation: After the first query nums1 becomes [1,1,1]. After the second query, nums2 becomes [1,1,1], so the answer to the third query is 3. Thus, [3] is returned. Example 2: Input: nums1 = [1], nums2 = [5], queries = [[2,0,0],[3,0,0]] Output: [5] Explanation: After the first query, nums2 remains [5], so the answer to the second query is 5. Thus, [5] is returned. Constraints: 1 <= nums1.length,nums2.length <= 105 nums1.length = nums2.length 1 <= queries.length <= 105 queries[i].length = 3 0 <= l <= r <= nums1.length - 1 0 <= p <= 106 0 <= nums1[i] <= 1 0 <= nums2[i] <= 109

Explanation

Here's an efficient solution to the problem, incorporating the constraints and optimization considerations:

  • Differential Array for Flips: Use a differential array to efficiently handle the range updates (flips) in nums1. This avoids iterating through the entire range for each flip operation. The differential array stores the difference between consecutive elements, allowing us to perform range updates in O(1) time.
  • Direct Updates to nums2: Directly update nums2 based on the values in nums1 for type 2 queries.
  • Sum Calculation: Calculate the sum of nums2 when type 3 queries are encountered and store the results.

  • Runtime Complexity: O(Q + N), where Q is the number of queries and N is the length of the arrays.

  • Storage Complexity: O(N), due to the differential array.

Code

    def handle_queries(nums1, nums2, queries):
    n = len(nums1)
    diff = [0] * (n + 1)  # Differential array for nums1

    # Initialize differential array
    for i in range(n):
        diff[i] = nums1[i]
        if i > 0:
            diff[i] -= nums1[i-1]
    diff[n] = -nums1[n-1]

    results = []
    for query in queries:
        query_type = query[0]

        if query_type == 1:
            l, r = query[1], query[2]
            # Flip range [l, r] in nums1 using the differential array
            if diff[l] == 0:
                diff[l] = 1
            else:
                diff[l] = 0
            if r + 1 <= n - 1:
                if diff[r + 1] == 0:
                    diff[r + 1] = 1
                else:
                    diff[r + 1] = 0
            elif r + 1 == n:
                if diff[r + 1] == 0:
                    diff[r + 1] = 1
                else:
                    diff[r + 1] = 0


            #update nums1 based on diff array
            current_val = 0
            for i in range(n):
                if i == 0:
                    nums1[i] = diff[i]
                else:
                    nums1[i] = nums1[i-1] + diff[i]
                nums1[i] = nums1[i]%2
        elif query_type == 2:
            p = query[1]
            # Update nums2
            for i in range(n):
                nums2[i] += nums1[i] * p
        elif query_type == 3:
            # Calculate the sum of nums2
            results.append(sum(nums2))

    return results

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