Explore how to calculate the sum of two integers without using traditional addition or subtraction operators. This lesson helps you understand the problem constraints and implement an efficient solution with constant time and space complexity, strengthening your problem-solving skills for coding interviews.
Statement
Given two integers, a and b, return their sum without using the addition or subtraction operators.
Constraints:
−1000≤a, b≤1000
Examples
Understand the problem
Let’s take a moment to make sure you’ve correctly understood the problem. The quiz below helps you check if you’re solving the correct problem:
Sum of Two Integers
1.
What is the correct output if the following values are given as input?
a = 5
b = 10
A.
15
B.
-5
C.
5
D.
50
1 / 3
Try it yourself
Implement your solution in the following coding playground.
The optimal solution to this problem runs in O(1) time and takes O(1) space.
Explore how to calculate the sum of two integers without using traditional addition or subtraction operators. This lesson helps you understand the problem constraints and implement an efficient solution with constant time and space complexity, strengthening your problem-solving skills for coding interviews.
Statement
Given two integers, a and b, return their sum without using the addition or subtraction operators.
Constraints:
−1000≤a, b≤1000
Examples
Understand the problem
Let’s take a moment to make sure you’ve correctly understood the problem. The quiz below helps you check if you’re solving the correct problem:
Sum of Two Integers
1.
What is the correct output if the following values are given as input?
a = 5
b = 10
A.
15
B.
-5
C.
5
D.
50
1 / 3
Try it yourself
Implement your solution in the following coding playground.
The optimal solution to this problem runs in O(1) time and takes O(1) space.