Largest Perimeter Triangle
Easy
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class Solution {
public int largestPerimeter(int[] nums) {
Arrays.sort(nums); // O(nlogn)
int n = nums.length;
for(int i=n-3; i>=0; i--) {
if(nums[i] + nums[i+1] > nums[i+2]) {
return nums[i] + nums[i+1] + nums[i+2];
}
}
return 0;
}
}
/*
Condition for three sides to form a triangle?
sum of any two sides > third side
a,b,c sides of a triangle
a+b > c, b+c > a, a+c>b
But the minimal condition?
sum of two smaller side > the third larger side
[2,2,3]
Example:
[1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,8,9,9,11,20]
*/