Find lowest common ancestor
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This question evaluates understanding of binary tree structure, lowest common ancestor concepts, and competency in algorithmic reasoning and tree traversal within the Coding & Algorithms category.
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LeetCode 236. Lowest Common Ancestor of a Binary Tree — Given a binary tree, find the lowest common ancestor (LCA) of two given nodes. Follow-up: how would the solution change if each node had a parent pointer?
https://leetcode.com/problems/lowest-common-ancestor-of-a-binary-tree/description/
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