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5. Height / Depth of Binary Tree ⭐

Computes maximum depth by recursively finding 1 + max(height(left), height(right)).

Time O(n) Space O(h)
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Reference implementation (Python)

def max_depth(root):
    if not root:
        return 0
    left_h = max_depth(root.left)
    right_h = max_depth(root.right)
    return 1 + max(left_h, right_h)

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5. Height / Depth of Binary Tree ⭐ runs in O(n) time and O(h) auxiliary space.

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5. Height / Depth of Binary Tree ⭐ shows up in interviews at Oracle, Cisco, PayPal.

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Each array value becomes a 3D pillar whose height maps to its value. Comparisons glow amber, swaps flash red, and settled elements lock green while a floating pointer badge tracks the active index — synchronized line-by-line with the Python code.

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