LeetCode 2565 - Subsequence With the Minimum Score

Difficulty: 🔴 Hard
Topics: Two Pointers, String, Binary Search

Solution

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Problem Understanding
Brute Force and Optimal Approaches
Key Insight Behind the Prefix/Suffix Matching Technique
Step by Step Algorithm Walkthrough
Proof Sketch (Why it Works)
Complete Python Solution
Complete Go Solution
Worked Examples with State Tables
Complexity Analysis
Comprehensive Assert Test Suite
Edge Cases and Failure Modes

The optimal solution uses a two pointers + prefix/suffix subsequence matching strategy in O(n + m) time, where n = len(s) and m = len(t), instead of brute forcing removals.

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