Solution: Minimum Number of Refueling Stops
Explore how to solve the minimum refueling stops problem by applying greedy techniques. Understand how to use a max-heap to select optimal fuel stations, ensuring the car reaches the target distance with the fewest stops possible. This lesson guides you through function implementation and complexity analysis for efficient problem solving.
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Statement
You need to find the minimum number of refueling stops that a car needs to make to cover a distance, target. For simplicity, assume that the car has to travel from west to east in a straight line. There are various fuel stations on the way that are represented as a 2-D array of stations, i.e., stations[i] ...