LeetCode #108 Convert Sorted Array to Binary Search Tree

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Problem

Given an array where elements are sorted in ascending order, convert it to a height balanced BST.

For this problem, a height-balanced binary tree is defined as a binary tree in which the depth of the two subtrees of every node never differ by more than 1.

Example

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Given the sorted array: [-10,-3,0,5,9],

One possible answer is: [0,-3,9,-10,null,5], which represents the following height balanced BST:

      0
     / \
   -3   9
   /   /
 -10  5

Solution

Method: Divide and Conquer

Time Complexity: O(n log n)

Space Complexity:

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# Definition for a binary tree node.
# class TreeNode:
#     def __init__(self, x):
#         self.val = x
#         self.left = None
#         self.right = None

class Solution:
    def sortedArrayToBST(self, nums):
        """
        :type nums: List[int]
        :rtype: TreeNode
        """
        if not nums:
            return
        else:
            mid = len(nums)//2
            root = TreeNode(nums[mid])
            root.left = self.sortedArrayToBST(nums[:mid])
            root.right = self.sortedArrayToBST(nums[mid+1:])
            
            return root