Merge Intervals Pattern for Array Ranges

Day 18 of #100DaysOfCode: #DSA: Learned the Merge Intervals Pattern Use it when you’re dealing with ranges/intervals in an array, especially when: - you need to merge overlapping intervals - you need to detect conflicts or overlaps - you are asked to insert a new interval Core Idea: - Sort intervals based on start time. - Compare current interval with the last merged interval. - If they overlap then merge them. - If not then add it as a new interval. #Problem: Solve Leetcode problem using this pattern - Merge Intervals(56) Time complexity: O(n logn) - Because we are doing sorting and sorting will take O(nlogn) time complexity in the worst case. If we talk about the overall time complexity then it is O(n logn) + O(n) where n is the length of intervals array. Space complexity: O(n) - Because we are using vector/array to store the result. And it will take O(n) in worst case if none of the intervals are overlapping. #DSA #Coding #LearnInPublic #CodingJourney

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