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Solution: Longest Path With Different Adjacent Characters

Explore how to determine the longest path in a rooted tree where adjacent nodes have different characters. This lesson teaches you to use topological sorting and dynamic programming techniques to solve dependency-based tree problems efficiently, enhancing your problem-solving skills for coding interviews.

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You are given a rooted tree with nn nodes, numbered from 00 to n−1n - 1, where the tree is connected, undirected, and has no cycles. The tree is represented by a 0-indexed array parent of size nn, where parent[i] is the parent of node ...