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Problem: Kth Smallest Element in a BST

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30 min
Explore how to identify and return the kth smallest element in a binary search tree. Understand the problem constraints and apply depth-first search strategies to implement an efficient solution with O(n) time and space complexity.

Statement

Given the root node of a binary search tree and an integer value k, return the kthk^{th} smallest value in the tree.

Constraints:

  • The number of nodes in the tree is nn.
  • 1kn5001 \leq k \leq n \leq 500
  • 00 \leq Node.data 104\leq 10^4
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Problem: Kth Smallest Element in a BST

Medium
30 min
Explore how to identify and return the kth smallest element in a binary search tree. Understand the problem constraints and apply depth-first search strategies to implement an efficient solution with O(n) time and space complexity.

Statement

Given the root node of a binary search tree and an integer value k, return the kthk^{th} smallest value in the tree.

Constraints:

  • The number of nodes in the tree is nn.
  • 1kn5001 \leq k \leq n \leq 500
  • 00 \leq Node.data 104\leq 10^4