Rotate Array in Java with O(n) Complexity

Day 6/100 – LeetCode Challenge 🚀 Problem: #189 Rotate Array   Difficulty: Medium   Language: Java   Approach: Array Reversal Technique   Time Complexity: O(n)   Space Complexity: O(1) 🔍 Key Insight: Instead of shifting elements one by one, the array can be rotated efficiently using a three-step reversal strategy. Steps: 1️⃣ Reverse the entire array   2️⃣ Reverse the first k elements   3️⃣ Reverse the remaining elements  This achieves the required rotation in-place with constant extra space. 🧠 Solution Brief: Calculated k % n to handle cases where k is greater than array length.   Reversed the entire array first.   Then reversed the first k elements and the remaining n-k elements.   This sequence correctly rotates the array to the right. 📌 What I Learned: Understanding patterns like array reversal can simplify problems that initially seem complex.   Optimizing from brute force shifting to an in-place O(n) solution improves efficiency. #LeetCode #Day6 #100DaysOfCode #Java #DSA #Arrays #RotateArray #ProblemSolving #CodingJourney

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