Here are some LeetCode problems that have the same or very similar solutions (often a direct
copy-paste with minor tweaks):
Binary Search Variants
1. Search in Rotated Sorted Array (LeetCode #33)
2. Search in Rotated Sorted Array II (LeetCode #81)
3. Find Minimum in Rotated Sorted Array (LeetCode #153)
4. Find Minimum in Rotated Sorted Array II (LeetCode #154)
5. Find Peak Element (LeetCode #162)
💡 Solution Idea: Modified binary search with conditions based on mid-point analysis.
Sliding Window / Two Pointers
1. Longest Substring Without Repeating Characters (LeetCode #3)
2. Permutation in String (LeetCode #567)
3. Find All Anagrams in a String (LeetCode #438)
4. Minimum Window Substring (LeetCode #76)
5. Longest Repeating Character Replacement (LeetCode #424)
💡 Solution Idea: Maintain a sliding window and adjust left/right pointers based on frequency
maps.
Kadane’s Algorithm / Maximum Subarray Variants
1. Maximum Subarray (LeetCode #53)
2. Maximum Sum Circular Subarray (LeetCode #918)
3. Best Time to Buy and Sell Stock (LeetCode #121)
4. Best Time to Buy and Sell Stock II (LeetCode #122)
💡 Solution Idea: Use dynamic programming (Kadane’s Algorithm) or greedy approach.
Union-Find / Disjoint Set Variants
1. Graph Valid Tree (LeetCode #261)
2. Number of Connected Components in an Undirected Graph (LeetCode #323)
3. Friend Circles (LeetCode #547, now "Number of Provinces")
4. Redundant Connection (LeetCode #684)
5. Accounts Merge (LeetCode #721)
💡 Solution Idea: Use union-find (disjoint set) to group connected components.
Backtracking (Permutations/Combinations Variants)
1. Permutations (LeetCode #46)
2. Permutations II (Unique Permutations) (LeetCode #47)
3. Combinations (LeetCode #77)
4. Combination Sum (LeetCode #39)
5. Combination Sum II (LeetCode #40)
💡 Solution Idea: Standard backtracking with recursion and pruning where necessary.
Topological Sort / Graph DFS Variants
1. Course Schedule (LeetCode #207)
2. Course Schedule II (LeetCode #210)
3. Alien Dictionary (LeetCode #269)
4. Sequence Reconstruction (LeetCode #444)
💡 Solution Idea: Use Kahn’s algorithm (BFS) or DFS cycle detection for topological sorting.
Dynamic Programming on Strings
1. Edit Distance (LeetCode #72)
2. Longest Common Subsequence (LeetCode #1143)
3. Distinct Subsequences (LeetCode #115)
4. Interleaving String (LeetCode #97)
💡 Solution Idea: Use 2D DP table with substring matching.
Tree Traversal Variants
1. Binary Tree Inorder Traversal (LeetCode #94)
2. Binary Tree Preorder Traversal (LeetCode #144)
3. Binary Tree Postorder Traversal (LeetCode #145)
4. Recover Binary Search Tree (LeetCode #99)
💡 Solution Idea: Use recursive or iterative traversal with a stack.
These problems often have nearly identical solutions, and you can almost copy-paste the logic
with minor tweaks. Let me know if you need specific implementations! 🚀