Challenge Statement

  • Given an array of integers, nums, and an integer target, target, return indices of the two numbers such that they add up to target.
  • You may assume that each input would have exactly one solution, and you may not use the same element twice.
  • You can return the answer in any order.
  • This challenge corresponds to LeetCode #1.

Constraints

  • 2 <= len(nums) <= 104
  • -109 <= nums[i] <= 109
  • -109 <= target <= 109
  • Only one valid answer exists.

Example 1:

Input: nums = [2, 7, 11, 15], target = 9

Output: [0, 1]

Explanation: Because nums[0] + nums[1] == 9, we return [0, 1].

Example 2:

Input: nums = [3, 2, 4], target = 6

Output: [1, 2]

Example 3:

Input: nums = [3, 3], target = 6

Output: [0, 1]

Solution

Below is my solution and some test cases. This solution has a linear time complexity O(n) and a linear space complexity O(n), where n is the length of the input list nums.