Hash Table Algorithms: Solving Multi-Sum Problems
Hash Table Algorithms: Solving Multi-Sum Problems
4Sum II (LeetCode 454)
Problem Description
Given four integer arrays nums1, nums2, nums3, and nums4, all of length n, return the number of tuples (i, j, k, l) such that:
0 <= i, j, k, l < n
nums1[i] + nums2[j] + nums3[k] + nums4[l] == 0
Example 1:
Input: nums1 = [1,2], nums2 = [-2,-1 ...
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