Amazon Interview Question for SDE1s


Country: United States
Interview Type: Phone Interview




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I believe this can be done in constant time if M comes in sorted order. Please, brief about this clarification.

- Popeye May 29, 2019 | Flag Reply
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M elements can be in any order.

- Mit25 June 05, 2019 | Flag
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What if M doesn't comes is in sorted order, Is there a way to do it in constant time ?

- sai June 02, 2019 | Flag Reply
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I think it is simple implementation problem.

- Mit25 June 05, 2019 | Flag
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I came up with this solution.Is there anywhere I can test my solution.Could be a blunder. Any edits are welcome.

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.Scanner;

class Solution {
    public static void main(String... args) {
        Scanner in = new Scanner(System.in);
        String line1 = in.nextLine();
        String[] line1Args = line1.split(" ");
        int n = Integer.valueOf(line1Args[0]);
        int m = Integer.valueOf(line1Args[1]);
        ArrayList<Integer> setValues = new ArrayList<>();
        for (int looper = 0; looper < m; looper++) {
            int temp = in.nextInt();
            setValues.add(temp);
            Collections.sort(setValues);
            int sum = 0;
        for(int i = 0;i<setValues.size();i++){
            if(i == 0){
                if(setValues.size() == 1){
                    sum+=1+n;
                    break;
                }else{
                    sum = 1+(setValues.get(i+1)-1);
                }
            }
            else if(i == setValues.size()-1){
                sum+= (setValues.get(i-1)+1)+n;
            }
            else{
                sum+=(setValues.get(i-1)+1)+(setValues.get(i+1)-1);
            }
        }

        System.out.println(sum);
        }
    }
}

- Klepto June 10, 2019 | Flag Reply
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Sorting setValues at every insertion is very expensive. Ordered_Set could be used for inserting new element at logn and iterate that with O(n) complexity.

- Ashish Gopal Hattimare July 08, 2019 | Flag
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import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.Scanner;

class Solution {
    public static void main(String... args) {
        Scanner in = new Scanner(System.in);
        String line1 = in.nextLine();
        String[] line1Args = line1.split(" ");
        int n = Integer.valueOf(line1Args[0]);
        int m = Integer.valueOf(line1Args[1]);
        ArrayList<Integer> setValues = new ArrayList<>();
        for (int looper = 0; looper < m; looper++) {
            int temp = in.nextInt();
            setValues.add(temp);
            Collections.sort(setValues);
            int sum = 0;
        for(int i = 0;i<setValues.size();i++){
            if(i == 0){
                if(setValues.size() == 1){
                    sum+=1+n;
                    break;
                }else{
                    sum = 1+(setValues.get(i+1)-1);
                }
            }
            else if(i == setValues.size()-1){
                sum+= (setValues.get(i-1)+1)+n;
            }
            else{
                sum+=(setValues.get(i-1)+1)+(setValues.get(i+1)-1);
            }
        }

        System.out.println(sum);
        }
    }

}

- Anonymous June 10, 2019 | Flag Reply
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import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.Scanner;

class Solution {
    public static void main(String... args) {
        Scanner in = new Scanner(System.in);
        String line1 = in.nextLine();
        String[] line1Args = line1.split(" ");
        int n = Integer.valueOf(line1Args[0]);
        int m = Integer.valueOf(line1Args[1]);
        ArrayList<Integer> setValues = new ArrayList<>();
        for (int looper = 0; looper < m; looper++) {
            int temp = in.nextInt();
            setValues.add(temp);
            Collections.sort(setValues);
            int sum = 0;
        for(int i = 0;i<setValues.size();i++){
            if(i == 0){
                if(setValues.size() == 1){
                    sum+=1+n;
                    break;
                }else{
                    sum = 1+(setValues.get(i+1)-1);
                }
            }
            else if(i == setValues.size()-1){
                sum+= (setValues.get(i-1)+1)+n;
            }
            else{
                sum+=(setValues.get(i-1)+1)+(setValues.get(i+1)-1);
            }
        }

        System.out.println(sum);
        }
    }
}

- Klepto June 10, 2019 | Flag Reply
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#include <stdio.h>

int main()
{
int num,n,sum;
scanf("%d %d",&num,&n);
int arr[n];
for(int i=0;i<n;i++)
scanf("%d",&arr[i]);
for(int i=0;i<n;i++)
{
sum=1;
if(i==0)
{
sum+=num;
}
else
{
for(int j=0;j+1<=i;j++)
{
sum+=arr[j+1]+arr[j];
}
sum+=num;
}
printf("%d ",sum);
}
return 0;
}

- Anonymous March 13, 2020 | Flag Reply
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No need to sort

result = 1 + N + 2 * sum(x[i]) - min(x[i]) - max(x[i])

Example:
N = 10
x = {2,5,7,9}

1 + N = 11
sum(x[i]) = 2 + 5 + 7 + 9 = 23
min = 2
max = 9

result = 11 + 2 * 23 - 2 - 9 = 46

- Serge August 11, 2021 | Flag Reply
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Great anwser, thanks!

- Tefa February 05, 2022 | Flag


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