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Solution: Closest Node to Path in Tree

Explore how to solve the problem of finding the closest node on a path between two nodes in a tree. Learn to use breadth-first search to identify paths and compute shortest distances, enabling you to answer queries efficiently while handling tie-breaking by node index.

Statement

You are given a positive integer, n, representing the number of nodes in a tree, numbered from 00 to n1n-1. You are also given a 2D integer array edges of length n1n-1, where edges[i] =[ui,vi]= [u_i, v_i] indicates that there is a bidirectional edge connecting nodes uiu_i and viv_i.

You are also given a 2D integer array query of length mm, where query[i] =[starti,endi,nodei]= [start_i, end_i, node_i] ...