created 0410-split-array-largest-sum.java

Author: AmitSaha15

java/0410-split-array-largest-sum.java

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+class Solution {
+    public int splitArray(int[] nums, int k) {
+        int start = 0;
+        int end = 0;
+
+        for (int i = 0; i < nums.length; i++) {
+            start = Math.max(start, nums[i]);
+            end += nums[i];
+        }
+
+        while (start < end) {
+            int mid = start + (end - start) / 2;
+
+            // calculate how many pieces you can divide this in with this max sum
+            int sum = 0;
+            int pieces = 1;
+            for(int num : nums) {
+                if (sum + num > mid) {
+                    sum = num;
+                    pieces++;
+                } else {
+                    sum += num;
+                }
+            }
+
+            if (pieces > k) {
+                start = mid + 1;
+            } else {
+                end = mid;
+            }
+
+        }
+        return end; // here start == end
+    }
+}