This question evaluates algorithmic problem-solving with arrays and analysis of time-space trade-offs in the Coding & Algorithms domain, and is commonly asked to assess a candidate's ability to transform brute-force approaches into efficient linear-time solutions while reasoning about memory usage.
LeetCode 42. Trapping Rain Water – implement a brute-force solution, analyze its complexity, then optimize to an O(n) solution with O(n) space and discuss achieving O(
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