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Problem: Erect the Fence

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40 min
Explore how to solve the Erect the Fence problem by finding the convex hull of a set of points. Learn to identify the shortest boundary that encloses all points, and practice implementing this geometric solution in coding interviews.

Statement

You are given an array of points, trees, where trees[i] = [xᵢ, yᵢ] represents the location of a tree on a 2D plane. Your goal is to enclose all the trees using the shortest possible length of rope, forming a fence around the garden. A garden is considered well-fenced if every tree lies inside or on the boundary of the fence (i.e., the fence forms the convex hullThis is the smallest convex shape, completely encloses a set of points. of all the points).

Return the coordinates of the trees that lie exactly on the fence perimeter. You can return the answer in any order.

Constraints:

  • 11 \leq trees.length 300\leq 300

  • trees[i].length == 22

  • 00 \leq xi, yi 100\leq 100

  • All the given positions are unique.

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Problem: Erect the Fence

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40 min
Explore how to solve the Erect the Fence problem by finding the convex hull of a set of points. Learn to identify the shortest boundary that encloses all points, and practice implementing this geometric solution in coding interviews.

Statement

You are given an array of points, trees, where trees[i] = [xᵢ, yᵢ] represents the location of a tree on a 2D plane. Your goal is to enclose all the trees using the shortest possible length of rope, forming a fence around the garden. A garden is considered well-fenced if every tree lies inside or on the boundary of the fence (i.e., the fence forms the convex hullThis is the smallest convex shape, completely encloses a set of points. of all the points).

Return the coordinates of the trees that lie exactly on the fence perimeter. You can return the answer in any order.

Constraints:

  • 11 \leq trees.length 300\leq 300

  • trees[i].length == 22

  • 00 \leq xi, yi 100\leq 100

  • All the given positions are unique.