Two Sum IV – Input is a BST (Two Pointer Approach)

We already know the classic Two Sum problem on arrays. But what if the data is inside a Binary Search Tree (BST)? At first, it looks tricky… but we can convert it into something familiar. Key Idea ...

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Two Sum IV – Input is a BST (Two Pointer Approach)

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We already know the classic Two Sum problem on arrays. But what if the data is inside a Binary Search Tree (BST)? At first, it looks tricky… but we can convert it into something familiar. Key Idea A BST inorder traversal gives a sorted array.Once we have a sorted array, we can apply: -> Two Pointer Technique Approach Step 1: Convert BST → Sorted Array Use inorder traversal Left → Root → Right This guarantees sorted order. Step 2: Apply Two Pointers left = 0 , right = n - 1 Then: If sum == target -> return true If sum < target -> move left++ If sum > target -> move right-- Why This Works BST property -> inorder gives sorted values Sorted values -> perfect for two pointer optimization So we reduce: Tree problem -> Array problem Code (C++) class Solution { public: void inorder(TreeNode* root, vector<int>& arr) { if (root == NULL) return; inorder(root->left, arr); arr.push_back(root->val); inorder(root->right, arr); } bool findTarget(TreeNode*

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