week6: container-with-most-water

Author: reeseo3o

container-with-most-water/reeseo3o.js

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+// Brute Force
+// Time Complexity: O(n^2)
+// Space Complexity: O(1)
+const maxAreaBrute = (height) => {
+  let maxWater = 0;
+  for (let i = 0; i < height.length; i++) {
+    for (let j = i + 1; j < height.length; j++) {
+      const area = Math.min(height[i], height[j]) * (j - i);
+      maxWater = Math.max(maxWater, area);
+    }
+  }
+  return maxWater;
+};
+
+// Two Pointer
+// Time Complexity: O(n)
+// Space Complexity: O(1)
+const maxArea = (height) => {
+  let left = 0;
+  let right = height.length - 1;
+  let maxWater = 0;
+
+  while (left < right) {
+    const area = Math.min(height[left], height[right]) * (right - left);
+
+    maxWater = Math.max(maxWater, area);
+
+    if (height[left] < height[right]) {
+      left++;
+    } else {
+      right--;
+    }
+  }
+
+  return maxWater;
+};