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Add two numbers represented by linked lists

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Add two numbers represented by linked lists

Add two numbers represented by linked lists is a DSA topic. In plain words you use it for a ticket queue node in a counter. Don’t start with a slogan — start with that picture.

Smallest example: head → next → …. Type it, run it, and say what you see. If you can do that from memory, you know Add two numbers represented by linked lists.

From the example next to this theory — Add two numbers represented by linked lists: dry-run [4, 1, 3].

Trap — losing the next pointer on delete. Fix that before you talk about advanced DSA.

Viva — what is Add two numbers represented by linked lists? Then show head → next → …. Then name the trap.

Diagram
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   head              tail
Exam tip

What is Add two numbers represented by linked lists? Show this: head → next → …. Trap: losing the next pointer on delete.

Example

# Add two numbers represented by linked lists
data = [4, 1, 3]
print("start", data)
if data[0] > data[1]:
    data[0], data[1] = data[1], data[0]
print("after one step", data)

Add two numbers represented by linked lists: dry-run [4, 1, 3]. Say the list after one step.

Short notes

  • DefAdd two numbers represented by linked lists — a ticket queue node in a counter.
  • Rulehead → next → …
  • Traplosing the next pointer on delete
  • Usea counter

Questions

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