Leetcode 3453. Separate Squares I
Given axis-aligned squares (xi, yi, li) whose overlaps count multiply, find the smallest horizontal line y such that the sum of areas of all squares above y equals the sum below. The core approach is to exploit that the area difference is monotonic in y and binary-search the y-coordinate, computing each square's above/below contribution by its vertical overlap.
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Mid May, 2026
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Mid January, 2025
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Given a list of points representing cakes on a table, where each point is [x, y, l] (x and y are coordinates, l is length and height of the cake), find a horizontal line such that the line divides the cakes into equal portions above and below it
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