Preorder names the root; inorder splits the rest into left and right subtrees. Doing it naively is O(n squared); the strong answer uses a value-to-index map and a moving preorder pointer for O(n). Here is the answer and why both orders are required.
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Preorder names the root; inorder splits the rest into left and right subtrees. Doing it naively is O(n squared); the strong answer uses a value-to-index map and a moving preorder pointer for O(n). Here is the answer and why both orders are required.
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