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This approach leverages the simplicity of sorting the list of points based on their distance from the origin. After sorting, the first k points will be the closest ones. The key is to use the squared Euclidean distance to avoid the computational overhead of square root operations.
Time Complexity: O(n log n) due to sorting.
Space Complexity: O(1) since the sorting is done in-place.
1from typing import List
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3def kClosest(points: List[List[int]], k: int) -> List[List[int]]:
4 points.sort(key=lambda x: x[0]**2 + x[1]**2)
5 return points[:k]
6This Python solution uses the sort() function with a key that computes squared distances. The first k elements post-sort are returned.
The Max-Heap approach uses a priority queue to maintain the k closest points seen so far. By using a max-heap, we can efficiently insert new points and potentially evict the farthest point if it is further than any encountered point, leading to a reduced time complexity for finding the k closest points.
Time Complexity: O(n log k) since each insertion/extraction in the heap takes O(log k) time.
Space Complexity: O(k) for the heap storage.
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This Java solution employs a priority queue with a custom comparator to maintain the farthest distance at the top. This queue tracks the k closest points while evicting the farthest when exceeded.