Given an n x n
matrix
where each of the rows and columns is sorted in ascending order, return the kth
smallest element in the matrix.
Note that it is the kth
smallest element in the sorted order, not the kth
distinct element.
You must find a solution with a memory complexity better than O(n2)
.
Example 1:
Input: matrix = [[1,5,9],[10,11,13],[12,13,15]], k = 8 Output: 13 Explanation: The elements in the matrix are [1,5,9,10,11,12,13,13,15], and the 8th smallest number is 13
Example 2:
Input: matrix = [[-5]], k = 1 Output: -5
Constraints:
n == matrix.length == matrix[i].length
1 <= n <= 300
-109 <= matrix[i][j] <= 109
matrix
are guaranteed to be sorted in non-decreasing order.1 <= k <= n2
Follow up:
O(1)
memory complexity)?O(n)
time complexity? The solution may be too advanced for an interview but you may find reading this paper fun.