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Software Development Engineer | AI & ML Enthusiast | Ex-Associate at Cognizant

🚀 Day 63 Challenge: Finding the Intersection of Two Linked Lists! 🚀 Today, I tackled the problem of identifying the intersection node of two singly linked lists. Algorithm and Time complexity: To find the intersection of two linked lists, I initialized two pointers, each starting at the head of one of the lists. These pointers traverse the lists one node at a time. When a pointer reaches the end of its list, it switches to the head of the other list. This way, both pointers traverse each list at most once. If the pointers are equal at any point, that node is the intersection node. If they both reach the end without meeting, it means there is no intersection. The algorithm efficiently finds the intersection node, if it exists, in linear time O(m + n), where m and n are the lengths of the two linked lists. It also uses a constant amount of extra space, making the space complexity O(1). This solution is both time and space-efficient, showcasing an elegant approach to solving a common interview question. #100DaysOfCode #Day63 #Java #CodingChallenge #LinkedLists #Algorithm #Tech

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Great job Jayanthkumar Karthik! Fantastic progress! Keep it up, we are cheering for you along the way! 👏👏

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