Container With Most Water Problem
Description
LeetCode Problem 11.
Given n non-negative integers a_1, a_2, …, a_n , where each represents a point at coordinate (i, a_i). n vertical lines are drawn such that the two endpoints of the line i is at (i, a_i) and (i, 0). Find two lines, which, together with the x-axis forms a container, such that the container contains the most water.
Notice that you may not slant the container.
Example 1:
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Input: height = [1,8,6,2,5,4,8,3,7]
Output: 49
Example 2:
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Input: height = [1,1]
Output: 1
Example 3:
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Input: height = [4,3,2,1,4]
Output: 16
Example 4:
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Input: height = [1,2,1]
Output: 2
Constraints:
- n == height.length
- 2 <= n <= 10^5
- 0 <= height[i] <= 10^4
Sample C++ Code
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class Solution {
public:
int maxArea(vector<int>& height) {
int n = height.size();
int area = 0, max_area = 0;
int l = 0, r = n-1;
while (l < r) {
area = (r - l) * min(height[l], height[r]);
max_area = max(max_area, area);
if (height[l] < height[r])
l ++;
else
r --;
}
return max_area;
}
};