Medium
Minimum Number of Coins to be Added — Python
Full explanation · Time O(nlogn + logt) · Space O(1)
# Time: O(nlogn + logt)
# Space: O(1)
# lc0330
# sort, greedy
class Solution(object):
def minimumAddedCoins(self, coins, target):
"""
:type coins: List[int]
:type target: int
:rtype: int
"""
coins.sort()
result = reachable = 0
for x in coins:
# if x > target:
# break
while not reachable >= x-1:
result += 1
reachable += reachable+1
reachable += x
while not reachable >= target:
result += 1
reachable += reachable+1
return result
# Time: O(nlogn + logt)
# Space: O(1)
# lc0330
# sort, greedy
class Solution2(object):
def minimumAddedCoins(self, coins, target):
"""
:type coins: List[int]
:type target: int
:rtype: int
"""
coins.sort()
result = reachable = 0
for x in coins:
while not reachable >= x-1:
result += 1
reachable += reachable+1
if reachable >= target:
return result
reachable += x
if reachable >= target:
return result
while not reachable >= target:
result += 1
reachable += reachable+1
return result