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Merge two BSTs with limited extra space

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Merge two BSTs with limited extra space

Merge two BSTs with limited extra space is a DSA topic. In plain words you use it for folder on disk in a file explorer. Don’t start with a slogan — start with that picture.

Smallest example: left < root < right. Type it, run it, and say what you see. If you can do that from memory, you know Merge two BSTs with limited extra space.

From the example next to this theory — Merge two BSTs with limited extra space: dry-run [4, 1, 3].

Trap — unbalanced BST becoming a list. Fix that before you talk about advanced DSA.

Viva — what is Merge two BSTs with limited extra space? Then show left < root < right. Then name the trap.

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Exam tip

What is Merge two BSTs with limited extra space? Show this: left < root < right. Trap: unbalanced BST becoming a list.

Example

# Merge two BSTs with limited extra space
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)

Merge two BSTs with limited extra space: dry-run [4, 1, 3]. Say the list after one step.

Short notes

  • DefMerge two BSTs with limited extra space — folder on disk in a file explorer.
  • Ruleleft < root < right
  • Trapunbalanced BST becoming a list
  • Usea file explorer

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