1932. Merge BSTs to Create Single BST
Description
You are given n
BST (binary search tree) root nodes for n
separate BSTs stored in an array trees
(0-indexed). Each BST in trees
has at most 3 nodes, and no two roots have the same value. In one operation, you can:
- Select two distinct indices
i
andj
such that the value stored at one of the leaves oftrees[i]
is equal to the root value oftrees[j]
. - Replace the leaf node in
trees[i]
withtrees[j]
. - Remove
trees[j]
fromtrees
.
Return the root of the resulting BST if it is possible to form a valid BST after performing n - 1
operations, or null
if it is impossible to create a valid BST.
A BST (binary search tree) is a binary tree where each node satisfies the following property:
- Every node in the node's left subtree has a value strictly less than the node's value.
- Every node in the node's right subtree has a value strictly greater than the node's value.
A leaf is a node that has no children.
Example 1:
Input: trees = [[2,1],[3,2,5],[5,4]] Output: [3,2,5,1,null,4] Explanation: In the first operation, pick i=1 and j=0, and merge trees[0] into trees[1]. Delete trees[0], so trees = [[3,2,5,1],[5,4]]. In the second operation, pick i=0 and j=1, and merge trees[1] into trees[0]. Delete trees[1], so trees = [[3,2,5,1,null,4]]. The resulting tree, shown above, is a valid BST, so return its root.
Example 2:
Input: trees = [[5,3,8],[3,2,6]] Output: [] Explanation: Pick i=0 and j=1 and merge trees[1] into trees[0]. Delete trees[1], so trees = [[5,3,8,2,6]]. The resulting tree is shown above. This is the only valid operation that can be performed, but the resulting tree is not a valid BST, so return null.
Example 3:
Input: trees = [[5,4],[3]] Output: [] Explanation: It is impossible to perform any operations.
Constraints:
n == trees.length
1 <= n <= 5 * 104
- The number of nodes in each tree is in the range
[1, 3]
. - Each node in the input may have children but no grandchildren.
- No two roots of
trees
have the same value. - All the trees in the input are valid BSTs.
1 <= TreeNode.val <= 5 * 104
.
Solutions
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