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Solution: Linked List Cycle—Hashing

Understand how to detect cycles in linked lists by using a hashing approach that tracks visited nodes with a set. This lesson helps you implement an algorithm to identify repeated nodes during traversal, analyze its time and space complexity, and prepare for similar coding interview problems.

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Statement

Given the head of a linked list, check whether or not a cycle is present in the linked list. A cycle is present in a linked list if at least one node can be reached again by traversing the next pointer. If a cycle exists, return TRUE, otherwise return FALSE.

Constraints:

Let n be the number of nodes in a linked list.

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