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Solution: Intersection of Two Linked Lists

Explore the two-pointer method to detect the intersection of two singly linked lists. Understand how to traverse both lists efficiently without computing lengths and return the shared node or null if none exists.

Statement

You are given the heads of two singly linked lists, headA and headB, to determine whether the two lists intersect. If they intersect, return the node where the intersection begins. Otherwise, return NULL.

Note: Linked lists intersect if they share a common node in memory, not just a node with the same value.

Constraints:

  • 11 ≤ node.val 105≤ 10^5

  • The number of nodes of listAlistA is in the mm.

  • The number of nodes of listBlistB is in the nn ...