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Greedy Algorithms8 sections · 317 units14h total

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Arrows - Implementation

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Here is the solution:

function findMinArrowShots(points)
 if points is empty then
 return 0
 sort points by end coordinate
 arrows := 1
 arrowPos := points[0].end
 for i from 1 to length - 1
 if points[i].start > arrowPos then
 arrows := arrows + 1
 arrowPos := points[i].end
 return arrows

Time: $O(n \log n)$ . Space: $O(1)$ .

If the current balloon starts after our arrow position, we need a new arrow. Otherwise, the current arrow already bursts it.