Depth-First Search pattern

Graph Valid Tree

Given n nodes and a list of undirected edges, determine whether the edges form a valid tree, meaning the graph is fully connected and contains no cycles. Watch it run step by step, then write your own pseudocode and get it checked by AI.

  • LeetCode 261
  • Medium
  • 1 approach

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Depth-First SearchLeetCode 261

Medium

The approach

  1. 01 Edge-count gate + DFS cycle/connectivity check O(V + E)O(V) space
Played step by step, with its time and space.

What you will learn

  • How to read Graph Valid Tree and spot the depth-first search pattern in it
  • Edge-count gate + DFS cycle/connectivity check: O(V + E) time, O(V) space
  • The pseudocode for each approach, its line lit as the animation runs
  • Practice: write your own pseudocode and get it checked

More Depth-First Search

See Graph Valid Tree run, step by step

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