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553. Optimal Division 👎

  • Time: $O(n)$
  • Space: $O(n)$
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class Solution {
 public:
  string optimalDivision(vector<int>& nums) {
    string ans = to_string(nums[0]);

    if (nums.size() == 1)
      return ans;
    if (nums.size() == 2)
      return ans + "/" + to_string(nums[1]);

    ans += "/(" + to_string(nums[1]);
    for (int i = 2; i < nums.size(); ++i)
      ans += "/" + to_string(nums[i]);
    ans += ")";
    return ans;
  }
};

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class Solution {
  public String optimalDivision(int[] nums) {
    StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder(String.valueOf(nums[0]));

    if (nums.length == 1)
      return sb.toString();
    if (nums.length == 2)
      return sb.append('/').append(nums[1]).toString();

    sb.append("/(").append(nums[1]);
    for (int i = 2; i < nums.length; ++i)
      sb.append('/').append(nums[i]);
    sb.append(')');
    return sb.toString();
  }
}

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class Solution:
  def optimalDivision(self, nums: list[int]) -> str:
    ans = str(nums[0])

    if len(nums) == 1:
      return ans
    if len(nums) == 2:
      return ans + '/' + str(nums[1])

    ans += '/(' + str(nums[1])
    for i in range(2, len(nums)):
      ans += '/' + str(nums[i])
    ans += ')'
    return ans