# Challenge name: Shuffle the array # # Given the array nums consisting of 2n elements # in the form [x1,x2,...,xn,y1,y2,...,yn]. # Return the array in the form [x1,y1,x2,y2,...,xn,yn]. # # Example 1: # Input: nums = [2,5,1,3,4,7], n = 3 # Output: [2,3,5,4,1,7] # Explanation: Since x1=2, x2=5, x3=1, y1=3, y2=4, y3=7 then the answer is [2,3,5,4,1,7]. # # Example 2: # Input: nums = [1,2,3,4,4,3,2,1], n = 4 # Output: [1,4,2,3,3,2,4,1] # # Example 3: # Input: nums = [1,1,2,2], n = 2 # Output: [1,2,1,2] # # @param {Integer[]} nums # @param {Integer} n # @return {Integer[]} # # Approach 1: New Array # # Time Complexity: O(N) # def shuffle(nums, n) result = [] (0..n-1).count do |i| result.push(nums[i], nums[i+n]) end result end # nums = [2, 5, 1, 3, 4, 7] # n = 3 # print(shuffle(nums, n)) # # Output: [2,3,5,4,1,7] # nums = [1, 2, 3, 4, 4, 3, 2, 1] # n = 4 # print(shuffle(nums, n)) # # Output: [1,4,2,3,3,2,4,1] # nums = [1, 1, 2, 2] # n = 2 # print(shuffle(nums, n)) # # Output: [1,2,1,2] # # Approach 2: Use Ruby methods .insert() and .delete_at() # # Time Complexity: O(N) # def shuffle(nums, n) current_index = 1 (0..n-1).each do |i| nums.insert(current_index, nums.delete_at(i + n)) current_index += 2 end nums end nums = [2, 5, 1, 3, 4, 7] n = 3 print(shuffle(nums, n)) # Output: [2,3,5,4,1,7] nums = [1, 2, 3, 4, 4, 3, 2, 1] n = 4 print(shuffle(nums, n)) # Output: [1,4,2,3,3,2,4,1] nums = [1, 1, 2, 2] n = 2 print(shuffle(nums, n)) # Output: [1,2,1,2]