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1743. Restore the Array From Adjacent Pairs (Medium)

There is an integer array nums that consists of n unique elements, but you have forgotten it. However, you do remember every pair of adjacent elements in nums.

You are given a 2D integer array adjacentPairs of size n - 1 where each adjacentPairs[i] = [ui, vi] indicates that the elements ui and vi are adjacent in nums.

It is guaranteed that every adjacent pair of elements nums[i] and nums[i+1] will exist in adjacentPairs, either as [nums[i], nums[i+1]] or [nums[i+1], nums[i]]. The pairs can appear in any order.

Return the original array nums. If there are multiple solutions, return any of them.

 

Example 1:

Input: adjacentPairs = [[2,1],[3,4],[3,2]]
Output: [1,2,3,4]
Explanation: This array has all its adjacent pairs in adjacentPairs.
Notice that adjacentPairs[i] may not be in left-to-right order.

Example 2:

Input: adjacentPairs = [[4,-2],[1,4],[-3,1]]
Output: [-2,4,1,-3]
Explanation: There can be negative numbers.
Another solution is [-3,1,4,-2], which would also be accepted.

Example 3:

Input: adjacentPairs = [[100000,-100000]]
Output: [100000,-100000]

 

Constraints:

• nums.length == n
• adjacentPairs.length == n - 1
• adjacentPairs[i].length == 2
• 2 <= n <= 105
• -105 <= nums[i], ui, vi <= 105
• There exists some nums that has adjacentPairs as its pairs.

Related Topics

[Greedy]

Hints

Hint 1

Find the first element of nums - it will only appear once in adjacentPairs.

Hint 2

The adjacent pairs are like edges of a graph. Perform a depth-first search from the first element.