Solution: Minimum Number of Refueling Stops
Explore the greedy algorithm approach to find the minimum number of refueling stops needed to cover a given distance. Understand how to use a max-heap to select optimal fuel stations, implement a solution that returns the fewest stops or -1 if unreachable, and analyze the time and space complexity of this technique.
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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] , where is the distance (in miles) of the ...