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Solution: K Closest Points to Origin

Explore how to efficiently find the k points closest to the origin on a 2D plane using a max-heap data structure. Learn to calculate squared distances and implement an optimized algorithm with O(n log k) time complexity. This lesson helps you balance performance and accuracy in solving top K elements problems.

Statement

You are given an array of points where each element points[i] =[xi,yi]= [x_i, y_i] represents a point on the X-Y plane, along with an integer k. Your task is to find and return the k points that are closest to the origin [0 ...